

| Subject: | Re: Using electricity to produce hydrogen gas to lower my gas cost - is this for real?> |
| From: | craig cowan |
| Date: | Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:04:05 -0400 |
What's the big deal about Snake Oil? It's just the result of squeezed snakes right? I mean, who amongst us doesn't believe in or hasn't used Baby Oil? Same concept. I believe snake oil to be real, and possibly contain the meaning of life. But its not friday yet...... -Craig '85Gl On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 9:54 AM, James Gebhard <thegebhard@charter.net> wrote: > ---- Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> wrote: > > >For us Vanagon driver's trying to deal with the $3.25++++/gal. gas > > >prices, is there anything worth considering in these small hydrogen > > >producing units that go under a hood and operate as described below: > > > > > >What the motor can run on is a combination of Hydrogen and regular > > >fuel (Gas / Petrol / Diesel). Basically water is made up of Hydrogen > > >and Oxygen, the Hydrogen Unit runs a small electrical charge through > > >the water to separate the 2 and creates a gas known as HHO (also > > >referred to as Browns Gas), this gas is directed by a fuel line into > > >your existing carburetor or fuel Injection. The hydrogen then > > >combines with the regular fuel to run the motor while at the same > > >time reducing the reliance on the regular fuel > > > > > >If no, that's what I expected..... > > >If yes, then why aren't we all doing this & has anyone ever done > > >this to a 18-20 mpg Vanagon? > > > > > >Thanks > > > > > >Larry > > >Ga. > > > > Aag!! You shouldn't even be asking about this. SNAKE OIL. There are > > no magic fuels for cars. Gasoline. Distillate. Ethanol (or other > > simple alcohols such as methanol and propanol). Kerosene, turpentine. > > Propene, ethane, methane. Any organic liquid compound (hydrocarbon) > > that burns easily but doesn't evaporate volatilely (making acetone > > difficult to use, though I've done it). Compressed hydrogen. > > Electricity (which has to be generated somewhere, often using fuels). > > Nothing else. Not power from ley-lines, no water power... > > -- > > Andrew Grebneff > > Dunedin > > New Zealand > > Fossil preparator > > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut > > � Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University > > "There is water at the bottom of the ocean" - Talking Heads > > Look up Stan Meyers website and HHO on youtube or look at Hydrogen garage. > My son and I are building a HHO generator for science project. > I plan to try it in my Ranger. If it works as claimed ,we will be putting > one in our vanagon. > Looks doable >
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