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4 to 6 hours

The same way I did here. The only exceptions are: If the diesel does not have spark ignition (most don't), you would need to start a run the engine with some diesel. Once started, the diesel can be backed off until the engine begins to falter, then ad some back until smooth. If it does have spark ignition, you can start with diesel, then when running, you can most likely shut the diesel off.

​@@markwerner8089If a diesel has spark ignition it's not a diesel...

​@@MiG21aholicSorry, there were old diesel engines that started on gasoline and once warmed up you switched to diesel. One was in an old International crawler tractor a friend of my father owned.

@@RJD1308 there were many engines like that, but they didn't use the spark plugs to ignite the diesel. They blocked off a chamber to increase the compression ratio and ignited the diesel by compression ignition. For something to be called a diesel engine it can't have spark plugs. Sure, you can use diesel fuel in a spark ignition engine, but that does not make it a diesel

@@MiG21aholic I didn't say they used spark plugs to ignite diesel. What type of engine would you call this from the description? "What they have is a third valve in the cylinder which opens to an extra chamber with the spark plug in it. This lowers the compression and the engine starts and runs on gas at first to warm itself up, then you move some levers to close the valve and engage the injection pump once it is warm enough. Not a pony motor at all but along the same lines, it was International's answer to the starter/cold start problem."

I use it for power outages

This is a gasoline engine adapted for natural gas, and further adapted for syngas by me. You can't run diesel in this engine. If you mean 'can you do this with a diesel generator', then yes, with exceptions. If your diesel motor has spark ignition, then yes, you can run it just like mine here. If it does not, then you must start it with diesel and gently back off the diesel until rough, feathering the diesel until smooth. This will be a diesel/syngas mixture.

How do you control the mixture of gas and air before entering the engine manifold?

​@@amkazan7821when the video shows the pipe going into the engine, you see the throttle body just before the pipe goes into the engine. That's where the mixture is set.

I have made one gasification plant Sill improving

This setup cannot be in any living space, because one of the most prevalent gases produced is carbon monoxide. An odorless gas that kills. Best you could do is to put a fence around it to muffle the sound.

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Blessed be the Holy Name

that would be the best sound in the world during a prolonged power outage!

thats one hell of a hopper.

That's an impressive set up!

I don't know about this one. But, I'm told that on the FEMA website they have plans for different gasifiers, for free. 🙂✌🏽

With the throttle body piece above the engine

​@@wgc1444thanks for your reply. Nice to see you are still active. How did you determine the air to fuel ratio? Did you use any air/fuel sensors? Or did you just play it by ear? Thanks

@@devjono To tell you the truth, I got lucky on my first try. If it hadn't, I would have adjusted it by ear

@@wgc1444 😁 awesome luck.

If your ford diesel has spark ignition, you can use pure gasifier gas. If not, you will have to combine the two. It will still take some diesel to get the cylinder to fire under compression and you can add gas from a gasifier to reduce your diesel requirements. I would add gasifier gas to the intake with air mixture, then reduce the amount diesel to the injectors until it runs rough, then add a little diesel back in until it runs smooth again.

I think your time would be better spent using waste oil to fuel it. In some places people will even pay you to take their waste oil.

@@PinkFZeppelin waste oil is not common here. However, I have abundantly palm kernel shells, infact, palm kernel shell is a nuisance here.

@@markwerner8089 Thanks actually, I run the system as in fumigation mode with LPG gas. However, LPG gas is also becoming very expensive. I would like to switch over to biomass.

@@MrObi1canobi That’s interesting! One would think with all the cooking oils and oil changes in cars it would be abundant if you can collect it from nearby towns. I’d be weary of running woodgas in a diesel, let alone one of such size and cost. It’s going to create a lot of maintenance for you. If you really want to burn them for electricity I think you’d be better off selling your generator and getting something specifically made for the task. A generator that size is worth good money where I’m from.

Yes, you could easily do that.

@@learningforsuccessk12andbeyond But why isnt this very common? I cant find anything about it on web, thats why i asked, i assumed there are some downsides...

@@beeqool Think of this setup as a mini power plant. The major downside is that, like the power companies, the power plant must be constantly manned to run efficiently. It's not just a flip a switch and walk away operation. Someone must be there to constantly monitor the operation, including preparing the wood chunks for the next batch to put in the hopper. The wood has to be split and chunked to the proper size, then dried, then added to the hopper about every four hours. If you use it along with batteries that charge during the day, you'll run the gasifier for about 12hours a day. That's 3 fills of the hopper and the prep of the wood for each load. That's a full time job.

Your best bet would be to run an oversized generator into a battery bank. Only run it for a few hours per day that way. It’ll take a good amount of battery and inverter to work properly.

@@learningforsuccessk12andbeyond I'd add to that fumes and noise.

Yes you may.

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The base is and the radiator in front of the generator

@@wgc1444 You did a Beautiful Build ,you should be Proud.

No more difficult than in the summer

Indeed it makes everything i build look like shit..

Doesnt have to look good .. Just has to work.

That question was asked and answered somewhere in these comments. I believe 4 or 5 18 inch long sticks about 6 inxhes in diameter will burn for at least 4 hours.

@@markwerner8089 thank you kindly! AMAZING......

personally im *SHOCKED* that this was never mentionned in any of my school books. i doubt everything now.

@@bonsang1073 thats cause as a whole society were beyond that. but. as burnheretic said. for when any kind of shtf event happens. this is one of the better options. theres lots of literature out there. plans and other stuff. u can even store the gas when not running the generator in a floating bell. (there were many of those in the late 1800´s early 1900. ) u could also compress the gas in a cilinder and run a vehicle out of that compressed cilinder.

Yes, that would be good info to know. From what I’ve seen - SynGas has roughly 35% lower power rating as opposed to fuels like gasoline, propane, nat gas, etc. If I had to guess, I’d say it’s generating somewhere in range of 24kw to 32kw.

You lose horsepower but if you were just going from point A to point B it's more efficient.

@@craigalexander288 Yea if octane gasoline is an 8 hydrocarbon chain molecule then this is definitely not that thus the loss in horsepower.

Been done many times, decent syngas is about same as natural gas, so approximately 25-30% power loss.

​​@@jay90374all you have to do is provide the same rpm as when burning gasoline. This generator was originally set up for natural gas. All you have to do is provide whatever amount of syngas needed to maintain the target rpm to provide full power.

I'm sure you have detailed data to prove your statement?

A 45 kw generator head is a 45 kw generator head. If the engine driving it is sized correctly, the head will deliver full power, regardless of the fuel. People derate a gasoline powered generator when it's converted to run propane or natural gas, because the specific energy is lower for the propane or natural gas. 45 KW is about 60 HP, and that Ford most likely can easily deliver more than 60, even on wood gas.

@@PeterLawton I'm just parroting what I heard from the woodgas Bible. Author supposedly had extensive experience.

@@markwerner8089 8 MJ/kg optimal woodgas vs 50 MJ/kg propane - NCBI

@@PeterLawton I agree. Thank you.

Like you would do with any old points & condenser engine. 3000mi reg oil, 5-7000 mi synthetic.

There is nothing diesel about it. The Ford 300 is a gasoline engine that can also run on propane or natural gas.

@@wgc1444 thanks! my first thought when I saw that big gen and the name Ford was -Diesel :) do you know anything about diesel-woodgas engines? my 'issue' is I already have a diesel generator so either sell if for a petrol one or convert it in some way. I have to ask :) thanks mate

@@mekefalk As far as I know there is only two ways you can run a diesel engine off of wood gas. The first, is by using an old diesel that has spark ignition. The second, is by running the engine with less diesel and supplementing with wood gas.

Depending on how much load I'm putting on it, 4 to 6 hours

Natural gas or gasoline. Originally set up for natural gas. A diesel engine would have to have spark ignition for it to work.

Don't you see the plugs and wires?

that's the question, because it you can you could potentially run an LPG cooking hob or oven or heater off of it.

no and yes sort of decomposes into carbon and co2 if left to its ownfor too long

You can. Look up a device called a gasometer.

About 100 amps

I wish I knew how to do it

@@wgc1444 It's very easy, you basically just need some sort of oil and a strong base.

@@wills5482 Can you provide more detail?

@@wgc1444 Have to use google for exact recipes. It is all over the net by searching diy biodiesel. But basically heat vegetable oil up with potassium or sodium hydroxide with either methanol or ethanol. You get glycerin (soap) and ethyl or methyl ketones that act as a diesel replacement. You do have to wash out the remaining base catalyst by spritzing with water. There are more sophisticated methods but that is the "easy" way. If you are using hardwood for your gasifier you can make the potassium hydroxide from your leftover ash.

@@Worrsaint So where does woodgas come into the equation?

I haven't had a situation yet to do a heavy draw on the system. Been too busy. I am in the process of building a post building. I'm going to wire up the building, and before I hook it up to house power, I want to test the wiring system. I think I'm going to hook it up to the gasifier/generator and see how much load I can put on it.

If and when you do please post an update! I am very much interested in the feasibility of such a system. Thank you! And nice build!

The only way you can buy one is from someone who wants to fabricate one for you. Every time a company pops up to sell one commercially the patents are bought up by the petroleum industry and the company is strangled in the cradle.

This Genset was pre-configured for natural gas. I doubt woodgas is any drier.