http://www.gengas.nu/byggbes/index.shtml  Here are the actual U.S. gov't
plans for using/making a wood burning system.
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: "whaslup" <whaslup@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: SALTWATER FUEL-wood burning vehicles of ww2

> Courtney Hook wrote:
>> Anyone seen the woodburning vehicles that the germans came up with in
>> WW2?
>> They basically choked down a woodfire until it gave off ignitable gas
>> vapors
>> and plumbed that into the engine. Of course wood is not exactly clean
>> burning. :-)
>> Courtney
>>
>
> or you could build a stirling engine in the back of your van!
>
> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/11/made_low_temper.html
>
> runs off differences in temperature!
>
> efficient but tough to make work mobile.
>
>
> --Wil
>