Lester Hendershot invented the fuel less Generator ..

Ummm. Is it okay to mention I'd kind of worry a tad about driving something with a little chamber of gasolene at near boiling point? That's just the image of the dumb consumer whose knowledge of cars ends at the ignition key of course.

Good luck with marketing that to the uninformed anyway.
 

Diwundrin said:
Ummm. Is it okay to mention I'd kind of worry a tad about driving something with a little chamber of gasolene at near boiling point? That's just the image of the dumb consumer whose knowledge of cars ends at the ignition key of course.

Good luck with marketing that to the uninformed anyway.
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That's one of the points that the referenced article makes, that the big companies might be afraid of legal exposure.

Heck, if it meant a 50% improvement I'd drive a Pinto with one of those boxes in my lap.
 
Carb heaters are used to keep the carb from icing up whenever the throttle is cut back to idle,
as in the final approach.
 

Phil, your President is about to give inventors like Gerald Rowley the opportunity to put up or shut up with his new MPG targets. Let's see what happens but I'm betting against 200MPG from a conventional internal combustion engine powering a family car. Mazda rotary, Sarich, etc all failed in the economy stakes because you need X amount of energy to move Y tonnes of vehicle.

But then, I'm a sceptic (skeptic for US viewers) or cynical about almost everything. Just can't help it, having lived so long an been disappointed so often. ;)
 
dbeyat45 said:
Phil, your President is about to give inventors like Gerald Rowley the opportunity to put up or shut up with his new MPG targets. Let's see what happens but I'm betting against 200MPG from a conventional internal combustion engine powering a family car. Mazda rotary, Sarich, etc all failed in the economy stakes because you need X amount of energy to move Y tonnes of vehicle.
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He's not MY President, but I think I know who you're talking about. ;)

There has to be a way, is all I'm saying. It might not be through an internal combustion engine - I'm putting my bet on solar / electric powered vehicles: if Tesla would stop messing around with high-end, high-performance sports cars and come out with a high-mileage model then they would have something of worth. I mean, their 2013 Model S only gets 97MPG in the city and 4.2 sec. 0-60MPH - how lame is that?!? :rolleyes:

But then, I'm a sceptic (skeptic for US viewers) or cynical about almost everything. Just can't help it, having lived so long an been disappointed so often. ;)
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I started life very trusting, moved on to skepticism for a long time, and now, although I'm still suspicious of everyone and everything, I seem to be more willing to give them a chance to prove themselves.

I must be getting soft in my old age.
 
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