tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post7811527908798826532..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Vehicle inspection tricksSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-41347395283395639952012-10-31T14:19:38.066-04:002012-10-31T14:19:38.066-04:00Bear, I'm trying the Diesel cleaner trick. I r...Bear, I'm trying the Diesel cleaner trick. I read that the O2 sensor gets dirty along with other gunk collected via ethanol. <br />After reving the engine up to 3000-4000 RPM to get tthe cleaner circulated and up to the engine. Today I did some city driving and it seems the mini-van engine is running smoother as it would have a little hesitation and that seems to be gone.<br />Took the battery offline to reset the check engine light and will do another treatment if needed. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-47678593717320666812012-10-29T00:27:37.635-04:002012-10-29T00:27:37.635-04:00My check engine light comes on frequently and usua...My check engine light comes on frequently and usually goes off after a couple fill ups. I have it read for free at the local auto parts store and the diagnostic is for the catalytic converter. I'll bet that diesel injector cleaner will do wonders for me.John D. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203607452410210779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-26837013962538268492012-10-21T22:23:34.058-04:002012-10-21T22:23:34.058-04:00Thanks for the wood gas links.
HHO is something...Thanks for the wood gas links. <br /><br />HHO is something I thought about for years. The safety issue has gotten more important to me as I've gotten older and learned that explosions really can kill me. It's not the direction I'm heading it these days, but I'm fasinated with the people who've made it work. <br />Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-88487816684776710952012-10-21T18:54:27.127-04:002012-10-21T18:54:27.127-04:00On the wood gas I (copied) up sized this one here ...On the wood gas I (copied) up sized this one here with 50% bigger burner.It rode on the bed rails in the jeep pickup...http://youtu.be/cTqXYp28DDc<br />They have a Yayhoo wood gas group. Cut through the crap and find the info you want and leave. Thats what I did.<br />HHO, is tougher, Key to producing any quantity of HHO gas is high-voltage, low-current, high frequency alternating-current electricity. Think like a ballast for florescent lights....That I can't teach....There's some good You tube videos on the subject. My problem is keeping enough water in the reactor.<br />Safety is of extreme importance, as you can start to make large quantities of hydrogen. The key is to only make as much as you can use up as soon as it is made with a small margin. Essentially, I'm running a pancake Tesla coil under water in a container that will contain the whole shooting match. I have deadman cutouts that kill the volts if the carafe goes down to 1/3 of volume. Or it all goes BOOM! But, I'm nuts.... The carafe is 55 gallons. There is a reason I don't post pictures and videos on it. Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127473453909413019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-43114526398283804142012-10-21T11:38:11.661-04:002012-10-21T11:38:11.661-04:00Quite the trick to run woodgas with any reliabilit...Quite the trick to run woodgas with any reliability. <br /><br />Brakes and exhaust systems I keep in good shape. Who wants to die?<br /><br />You should make some of your conversions available online, if you haven't already. I'd love to look at them in detail. Seems to me they'd be worth a few bucks to someone. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-80223807883422666132012-10-21T02:45:22.708-04:002012-10-21T02:45:22.708-04:00Well, I put a cut out switch on the electric fuel ...Well, I put a cut out switch on the electric fuel pump on my Jeep and ran her on pure hydrogen ported into the intake before the venturi through a bubbler to get it to pass the E-check. That and some no smoke in the crank case got it through for 6 years before it died. The floor was all road signs and the fenders and kick panels were all tiger hair topped off with a liberal coat of bed coating. There must have been 20 lbs of duct work screws holding it all together. The check engine light always seems to get lost on my vehicles. But, I always use after market gauges anyway, The brakes are always top quality as well as the lines due to a hard lesson of flipping a van which was caused with wet pavement and bad brakes. I always have the spares on hand bought ahead of time for most of the little stuff as I'm never sure when my next payday is. I ran wood gas, actually made with starbucks coffee grounds for the last year with the jeep with almost no problems. You had to get used to running at high rpms though. Now days I run HHO added through a bubbler to the intake. I use a military 24 volt alt and batteries to provide power to the HHO generator assy, keeping the 12 volt system to power the car. The cars computer leans up the fuel through the EFI resulting in a good performance VS economy. It always passes the E-check now.<br />Lastly I added some extra hangers to all the cars I have owned. It saves in the long run.Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02127473453909413019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-87149060816485119312012-10-20T22:11:55.833-04:002012-10-20T22:11:55.833-04:00Help yourself!Help yourself!Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-77805353174513221772012-10-20T16:08:20.981-04:002012-10-20T16:08:20.981-04:00" They aren't cars but parts traveling in..." They aren't cars but parts traveling in formation. ".<br /><br />LMAO!!!<br /><br />That's a keeper.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-57579835607661304612012-10-20T13:10:00.601-04:002012-10-20T13:10:00.601-04:00I see the same thing in Fl. They aren't cars ...I see the same thing in Fl. They aren't cars but parts traveling in formation. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-42537002990315373972012-10-20T13:03:57.252-04:002012-10-20T13:03:57.252-04:00I lived in the Detroit area back in '79 or ...I lived in the Detroit area back in '79 or '80 and there was no inspection there, but you had to constantly swerve to miss stuff falling off the cars in front of you.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-81674405115594241792012-10-20T12:58:07.256-04:002012-10-20T12:58:07.256-04:00If they don't it'll be because they found ...If they don't it'll be because they found a better way to stick it to citizens. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-59440610941275267342012-10-20T12:57:28.428-04:002012-10-20T12:57:28.428-04:00It's worth a try.It's worth a try.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-81601588862816948362012-10-20T12:56:10.805-04:002012-10-20T12:56:10.805-04:00That sums it up nicely.That sums it up nicely.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-31616321062755729882012-10-20T12:45:58.723-04:002012-10-20T12:45:58.723-04:00Kentucky doesn't yet have inspections. I wonde...Kentucky doesn't yet have inspections. I wonder when they will jump on that revenue bandwagon...BriarRabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891312346960607552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-19340506408042512332012-10-20T12:45:10.098-04:002012-10-20T12:45:10.098-04:00Read, "It used to be that way around here, bu...Read, "It used to be that way around here, but the state has grown more desperate for money."BriarRabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891312346960607552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-85990262042097215872012-10-20T12:44:32.574-04:002012-10-20T12:44:32.574-04:00To save $189, I'd be motivated to pull the das...To save $189, I'd be motivated to pull the dash and remove the light!BriarRabbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891312346960607552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-88254335711236623322012-10-20T12:13:22.551-04:002012-10-20T12:13:22.551-04:00Six, thanks for the diesel injector cleaner trick....Six, thanks for the diesel injector cleaner trick. I'll give it a try on my 95 S-10 that has its' check engine light on. It runs fine but I just don't want to spend $95.00 for someone to tell me what's wrong with it!Mike Yukonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615350717597229013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-22091555481766694182012-10-20T12:09:54.782-04:002012-10-20T12:09:54.782-04:00Good tip. Thanks!Good tip. Thanks!Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-18886420609943621332012-10-20T12:08:57.263-04:002012-10-20T12:08:57.263-04:00It used to be that way around here, but the state ...It used to be that way around here, but the state has really cracked down. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-84522596349087877252012-10-20T12:08:02.894-04:002012-10-20T12:08:02.894-04:00NH still has antique plates, but they've tight...NH still has antique plates, but they've tightened the regs a lot. If you've got any sort of farm, ag plates can be the way to go. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-59085185782983242342012-10-20T12:06:12.521-04:002012-10-20T12:06:12.521-04:00It is a huge money game.
Plenty of people in no...It is a huge money game. <br /><br />Plenty of people in non-compliance these days -and getting away with it. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-8606604796511001552012-10-20T11:45:17.459-04:002012-10-20T11:45:17.459-04:00Another tip on that "check engine light"...Another tip on that "check engine light". One of the other common things that will trigger it in older but maintained cars is the emission sensor. A bad sensor has no effect on engine operation as far as I could find out, so it is not a safety issue. The part, for my suv, costs about $40.00. The garage wanted $189.00 to replace it. I pulled it, cleaned it, and off went the light. Ragnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-71762809312284085512012-10-20T11:37:28.966-04:002012-10-20T11:37:28.966-04:00My inspection guy just asks me if everything works...My inspection guy just asks me if everything works. Some times I tell him to check the brakes just to be sure as you want stuff like that to be in good shape. I hope he stays in business a few more years as he is getting old.Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-40347175219306500002012-10-20T11:35:59.460-04:002012-10-20T11:35:59.460-04:00We still have to get antique cars and farm use ins...We still have to get antique cars and farm use inspected in VA but much of the antique stuff is grandfathered if the car is old enough. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-30732690834272541572012-10-20T09:13:48.497-04:002012-10-20T09:13:48.497-04:00In TX if you have a vehicle more than 24 yrs old y...In TX if you have a vehicle more than 24 yrs old you can apply for an "antique" registration. Only $65 every 5 yrs...no inspection reqd, no ins required. BUT you can only legally drive to car shows/meets and to repair shops. Most cops don't mess with you though if you aren't. My '85 F250 diesel has an antique tag. Of course most US cars from the 80's are POS. Not sure how long the state will leave this quasi-loop hole open.bigfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156114587163220800noreply@blogger.com