An excellent Jeep
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Re: An excellent Jeep
FrankW wrote:
> I have to laugh at all the people
> with the rear window "only" removed.
> from the Jeep soft top. The owners manual
> does say not to do that. Does it?
> Very dangerous indeed!
>
Sometimes it's amazing how big an effect a little change in your exhaust
exit can have. When I finished rebuilding my CJ the exhaust dumped
straight out the back, just to the inside of the drivers side tire. The
fumes just about killed me from time to time. When I was driving, even
on the highway, I'd get clean air, exhaust, clean air, exhaust. I could
feel it swirling around me. I changed it so it made a little dog leg at
the rear to dump just behind the rear tire and pointing slightly down
and I haven't had a problem since. Basically I put it back to its'
factory location (damn, sometimes engineers do get it right!).
Highway, trail, top, doors, windows or any combination thereof and I
don't have exhaust fumes any more. I was pretty amazed at what a
difference such a small change made. I'd have to say the exhaust tip
didn't move more than 8" +/- but it was all the world.
> I have to laugh at all the people
> with the rear window "only" removed.
> from the Jeep soft top. The owners manual
> does say not to do that. Does it?
> Very dangerous indeed!
>
Sometimes it's amazing how big an effect a little change in your exhaust
exit can have. When I finished rebuilding my CJ the exhaust dumped
straight out the back, just to the inside of the drivers side tire. The
fumes just about killed me from time to time. When I was driving, even
on the highway, I'd get clean air, exhaust, clean air, exhaust. I could
feel it swirling around me. I changed it so it made a little dog leg at
the rear to dump just behind the rear tire and pointing slightly down
and I haven't had a problem since. Basically I put it back to its'
factory location (damn, sometimes engineers do get it right!).
Highway, trail, top, doors, windows or any combination thereof and I
don't have exhaust fumes any more. I was pretty amazed at what a
difference such a small change made. I'd have to say the exhaust tip
didn't move more than 8" +/- but it was all the world.
#52
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Re: An excellent Jeep
FrankW wrote:
> I have to laugh at all the people
> with the rear window "only" removed.
> from the Jeep soft top. The owners manual
> does say not to do that. Does it?
> Very dangerous indeed!
>
Sometimes it's amazing how big an effect a little change in your exhaust
exit can have. When I finished rebuilding my CJ the exhaust dumped
straight out the back, just to the inside of the drivers side tire. The
fumes just about killed me from time to time. When I was driving, even
on the highway, I'd get clean air, exhaust, clean air, exhaust. I could
feel it swirling around me. I changed it so it made a little dog leg at
the rear to dump just behind the rear tire and pointing slightly down
and I haven't had a problem since. Basically I put it back to its'
factory location (damn, sometimes engineers do get it right!).
Highway, trail, top, doors, windows or any combination thereof and I
don't have exhaust fumes any more. I was pretty amazed at what a
difference such a small change made. I'd have to say the exhaust tip
didn't move more than 8" +/- but it was all the world.
> I have to laugh at all the people
> with the rear window "only" removed.
> from the Jeep soft top. The owners manual
> does say not to do that. Does it?
> Very dangerous indeed!
>
Sometimes it's amazing how big an effect a little change in your exhaust
exit can have. When I finished rebuilding my CJ the exhaust dumped
straight out the back, just to the inside of the drivers side tire. The
fumes just about killed me from time to time. When I was driving, even
on the highway, I'd get clean air, exhaust, clean air, exhaust. I could
feel it swirling around me. I changed it so it made a little dog leg at
the rear to dump just behind the rear tire and pointing slightly down
and I haven't had a problem since. Basically I put it back to its'
factory location (damn, sometimes engineers do get it right!).
Highway, trail, top, doors, windows or any combination thereof and I
don't have exhaust fumes any more. I was pretty amazed at what a
difference such a small change made. I'd have to say the exhaust tip
didn't move more than 8" +/- but it was all the world.
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Re: An excellent Jeep
Earle Horton wrote:
> "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
#54
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Re: An excellent Jeep
Earle Horton wrote:
> "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
#55
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Re: An excellent Jeep
Earle Horton wrote:
> "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
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Re: An excellent Jeep
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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Re: An excellent Jeep
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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Re: An excellent Jeep
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> > "Engines burning...ammonia"? Huh?
>
>
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common bearing
> materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine but they did
> exist, apparently being used around commercial ammonia refrigeration
> systems. It wouldn't be practical for a vehicle to be sure.
>
> But whatever its dangers, carbon monoxide wouldn't be one.
>
In other words, this is an idea you pulled out of your butt?
Earle
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Re: An excellent Jeep
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common
> bearing materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine
> but they did exist, apparently being used around commercial
> ammonia refrigeration systems. It wouldn't be practical for a
> vehicle to be sure.
During the Korean war the army, for some reason, had a large quantity
of anhydrous ammonia so they got a motorpool sergeant to build an ammonia engine.
They gave him a single cylinder air cooled engine to start with and he had it
running nicely on ammonia in very short time.
There was quite a write up about it in Popular Science or some similar magazine
at the time but as far as I know, nothing more was done with it.
Here's a website of a company working on ammonia fueled engines today, they do
give credit to the army's engine.
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/renewa.../Hollinger.pdf
news:1148616535.515617.245050@y43g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com:
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common
> bearing materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine
> but they did exist, apparently being used around commercial
> ammonia refrigeration systems. It wouldn't be practical for a
> vehicle to be sure.
During the Korean war the army, for some reason, had a large quantity
of anhydrous ammonia so they got a motorpool sergeant to build an ammonia engine.
They gave him a single cylinder air cooled engine to start with and he had it
running nicely on ammonia in very short time.
There was quite a write up about it in Popular Science or some similar magazine
at the time but as far as I know, nothing more was done with it.
Here's a website of a company working on ammonia fueled engines today, they do
give credit to the army's engine.
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/renewa.../Hollinger.pdf
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Re: An excellent Jeep
"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:1148616535.515617.245050@y43g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com:
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common
> bearing materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine
> but they did exist, apparently being used around commercial
> ammonia refrigeration systems. It wouldn't be practical for a
> vehicle to be sure.
During the Korean war the army, for some reason, had a large quantity
of anhydrous ammonia so they got a motorpool sergeant to build an ammonia engine.
They gave him a single cylinder air cooled engine to start with and he had it
running nicely on ammonia in very short time.
There was quite a write up about it in Popular Science or some similar magazine
at the time but as far as I know, nothing more was done with it.
Here's a website of a company working on ammonia fueled engines today, they do
give credit to the army's engine.
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/renewa.../Hollinger.pdf
news:1148616535.515617.245050@y43g2000cwc.googlegr oups.com:
> It's flammable and can be burned in an IC engine. It has to be
> specially built, though: it attacks copper, aluminum and common
> bearing materials. I have never actually seen an ammonia engine
> but they did exist, apparently being used around commercial
> ammonia refrigeration systems. It wouldn't be practical for a
> vehicle to be sure.
During the Korean war the army, for some reason, had a large quantity
of anhydrous ammonia so they got a motorpool sergeant to build an ammonia engine.
They gave him a single cylinder air cooled engine to start with and he had it
running nicely on ammonia in very short time.
There was quite a write up about it in Popular Science or some similar magazine
at the time but as far as I know, nothing more was done with it.
Here's a website of a company working on ammonia fueled engines today, they do
give credit to the army's engine.
http://www.energy.iastate.edu/renewa.../Hollinger.pdf