Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[LondonNeil]

Both L it has solvency & lubricity , it can resolve minor carb circuit fouling short term & reduce oxidation & corrosion long term brother !

Well I'm now using Esso synergy 99+ as although it's marked as E5 at the pump (has to be by law) Esso guarantee its ethanol free in most of the UK. However after my little issue with my Makita I'm now adding a little redex fuel cleaner (only needs about 1.5/1000). That's on top of a similar amount of star-tron fuel stabiliser....I may be over thinking all this! The alternative though is to pay about 3 times as much for Aspen/Stihl motomix alkylate fuel.

If any of these brews do what they say on the label, my saws and mower will be running well!

 

[LondonNeil]

Oh and I don't know the specs on sulphur but I suspect it's very low, definitely for dirty deisels as they aren't so dirty these days thanks to dpf... Deisel particulate filters. They need very low sulphur engine oil even so I reckon sulphur in the fuel must be basically zero.

Dpfs are such a con though.... Made diesels clean as petrol but made the mpg as low as petrol, still cost more!

 

[North by Northwest]

Well I'm now using Esso synergy 99+ as although it's marked as E5 at the pump (has to be by law) Esso guarantee its ethanol free in most of the UK. However after my little issue with my Makita I'm now adding a little redex fuel cleaner (only needs about 1.5/1000). That's on top of a similar amount of star-tron fuel stabiliser....I may be over thinking all this! The alternative though is to pay about 3 times as much for Aspen/Stihl motomix alkylate fuel.

If any of these brews do what they say on the label, my saws and mower will be running well!

Star-tron is a very good stabilizer , prevents phase separation very well during long term storage !

 

[The Shooters Apprentice]

Standard avgas is leaded so avoid it. Your can get 100LL (low lead) and just coming in is lead free stuff. It's very high octane, the scale used is different to road fuel, iirc it equates to something like 110ron.

Is that stuff usually available at gas stations?

 

[Vtrombly]

I would put a 195 degree thermostat in it. When you back flush the heater core make sure you are putting your garden hose on the return line.

The only 2 that are currently available is a gates 195 and a stants one that's 180 from reading online the 195 one is junk it opens at 120 and the 180 one is ok and does in fact open at 180 so I'll probably have to go with that one.

 

[SS396driver]

Although I don't disagree with you (I'm from Belgium, same narrow roads etc.), I was wondering, at which RPM's do those engines reach 140 bhp? Even though it's true that excellent cars have been built for the European roads and traffic (try making a 180° turn with an American car on our roads... ), in my opinion there's still something to say for the 'there's no replacement for displacement' idea.
I've driven quite a few cars of the VW range of brands, mainly the older, quite dirty, yet very reliable 1.9L turbo diesels. And while it's true that their modern 1.6 counterparts perform the same on the road, it becomes a different story when you're pulling a 2-axle trailer loaded with 1000kgs (legally too much, but hey, you know, it happens ) freshly cut firewood, off road...

At some point a pretty big van slipped off the forest road close to where I lived, and pretty soon had sunk its right wheels up to its axles into the soft forest ground. No 4x4 available, so I decided to hook it up to my 1.9 turbodiesel Golf ('Rabbit' in the States, I believe). Not a good idea per se, but it pulled it out as if it was nothing... Try to do that with a 1 liter engine... I might be wrong, I'm not a car expert or whatever, just personal experience.

When you mention 1.9L engines to (really) young people, they consider it 'massive'. Go figure .

The engine in my Chevelle is 8.128 liters

 

[Cowboy254]

It would be cool if we could get some little 1 liter turbo diesels in cars here. Even little turbo gas cars, no reason they cant make them, they just know we wouldn't want some of the crap they currently are giving us, that and they are pushing the EV agenda now .

I got a stone through the radiator of the SS a couple of years ago and they gave me a little 1.4L turbo thing to drive around for a couple of days while they got it fixed. Once that thing got spooled up it was great but until that point it was a slug. I near headbutted the steering wheel a couple of times trying to move off at an intersection and expecting something to happen when I pressed the accelerator.

 

[Brufab]

It would be cool if we could get some little 1 liter turbo diesels in cars here. Even little turbo gas cars, no reason they cant make them, they just know we wouldn't want some of the crap they currently are giving us, that and they are pushing the EV agenda now .

News saying we only have a month or so of diesel in reserve I guess that's the next thing they broke.

 

[Brufab]

I've talked about my 5'x8' trailer before, so I hope nobody is getting tired of me bringing it up. I do have a drop on my hitch, but I've never noticed if the trailer rides level. It's close. I have 14" car tires on my trailer and they start to squat with approx. 2/3rds a load of what you're showing. I need new tires; these have sidewall cracks. I only drive 35 mph 2 mi. each way so that's a cost I keep putting off. The other load impacting fact is the frame. Only 1/8" thick? 2" angle frame. I've yet to get around to beefing it up.

No worries man, I have a 5x8 trailer from tsc, all angle iron but the tongue, its 2000# gvw it has expanded metal for the floor. Trailer weighs 400ish pounds empty. I have put alot of weight in it 1000# 2 three wheelers and once 1200# 1 three wheeler and alot of fertilizer and lime. I always try to keep level as I seen trailers go out of control with it being to high or low.

 

[Brufab]

Maybe a problem with your heater core.

That's what I'm thinking or the heater control valve, see if it moves when turning up heat on dash. Maybe that's jacked up.

 

[sean donato]

Oh and I don't know the specs on sulphur but I suspect it's very low, definitely for dirty deisels as they aren't so dirty these days thanks to dpf... Deisel particulate filters. They need very low sulphur engine oil even so I reckon sulphur in the fuel must be basically zero.

Dpfs are such a con though.... Made diesels clean as petrol but made the mpg as low as petrol, still cost more!

Diesels arnt inherently dirty running, on the contrary they are very clean and efficient engines compared to gas engines. The transient soot is what the dpf is aimed at cleaning up. The DOC (diesel oxidation catalyst) is what transforms the n0x into other stuff. It's also a pass through system. Neither system in of itself is responsible for the crap fuel millage. It's more the combination of systems and and program of the engine management system that has caused the issues. The old smoke breathing dragons were more or less gone when modern high pressure common rail injection and vgt turbos became pretty standard. The egr was added to cool the combustion in the cylinder down, and resulted in a more inefficient burn, but less n0x emissions. Just clogged the engine full of crap it didn't need to begin with. Add on the throttle valves, dpf, doesing fuel on the exhaust stroke ect and you've created a recipe for disaster.
The main reason the dpf/doc/ def systems came around is because it was the easiest way to make the mandated reduction deadlines. All kinds of stuff was tried between tier 3 and tier 4 final and literally every went with the aforementioned set up.

 

[sean donato]

That's what I'm thinking or the heater control valve, see if it moves when turning up heat on dash. Maybe that's jacked up.

Could be the blend door as well.

 

[chipper1]

Just got my hopped up primary back on line. A couple blemishes and cracks in the plastics, but no "cents" in replacing them.
I just may end up smashing her again in the wind before winter is over.

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I tried bucking a log to test her out, but she failed the test. Apparently power saws cut much better with a bar and chain mounted on them!

Cut safe, stay sharp, and be aware!

Sweet!
You use all those prepackaged eggs

 

[Lionsfan]

Diesels arnt inherently dirty running, on the contrary they are very clean and efficient engines compared to gas engines. The transient soot is what the dpf is aimed at cleaning up. The DOC (diesel oxidation catalyst) is what transforms the n0x into other stuff. It's also a pass through system. Neither system in of itself is responsible for the crap fuel millage. It's more the combination of systems and and program of the engine management system that has caused the issues. The old smoke breathing dragons were more or less gone when modern high pressure common rail injection and vgt turbos became pretty standard. The egr was added to cool the combustion in the cylinder down, and resulted in a more inefficient burn, but less n0x emissions. Just clogged the engine full of crap it didn't need to begin with. Add on the throttle valves, dpf, doesing fuel on the exhaust stroke ect and you've created a recipe for disaster.
The main reason the dpf/doc/ def systems came around is because it was the easiest way to make the mandated reduction deadlines. All kinds of stuff was tried between tier 3 and tier 4 final and literally every went with the aforementioned set up.

You still see a lot of hate for those DPF and DEF systems, but I'll take the Cummins X15 in my current truck and live with the DEF tank and regens any old day of the week over the non/DEF Series 60 glider my previous truck had.

 

[sean donato]

You still see a lot of hate for those DPF and DEF systems, but I'll take the Cummins X15 in my current truck and live with the DEF tank and regens any old day of the week over the non/DEF Series 60 glider my previous truck had.

I'm not a fan of the systems either, especially the dpf only systems. But it's what we have to deal with. Really the engine part of the equation is pretty reliable and powerful compared to the older engines.

 

[chipper1]

Like over here you mean? That's how we've gone for a decade now. We've always had more expensive fuel and hence smaller motors.... Plus smaller roads and smaller vehicle make a bigger motor less important anyway, but the emissions rules drove European vehicles to smaller and turbocharged a decade ago. 1 litre turbocharged petrol give about 140 BHP stock, easy to drive and 50+ mpg.

Yep. I'd like some of those little beasts here.

 

[chipper1]

The 1.9l is a great little engine.

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I was looking at one on Craigslist today, pictured it looking just like that lol.
Awesome picture by the way .

 

[chipper1]

Only one animal needs to be off topic in this thread.

Plus one on this post!
Stay the heck out .

 

[chipper1]

I got a stone through the radiator of the SS a couple of years ago and they gave me a little 1.4L turbo thing to drive around for a couple of days while they got it fixed. Once that thing got spooled up it was great but until that point it was a slug. I near headbutted the steering wheel a couple of times trying to move off at an intersection and expecting something to happen when I pressed the accelerator.

Was it a stick, gotta drop it like it's hot . I had an old Mazda 323 with a 1.6L and a 5 speed. The gearing in it was absolutely perfectly matched to the engine and it was geared a bit low, the downside was the best it got for mpg was 27 or if you were lucky now and then I'd hit 28, but that was rare.
I had a 95 honda civic hatchback with a 5 speed and a 1.5L, it was peppy and got 38.56mpg average over 10k miles, I kept it all on paper lol. Also I never hit the expressway anything lower than the posted speed, it liked to be pushed hard.
My best car ever for fuel economy was the 99 honda insight, first hybrid to hit the states, it had a huge 1.3L 3 cylinder, but the 8hp electric motor made up for it, not, it was a turd. But that car had a lifetime average on the dash of 54mpg when the battery went out on me and I had no problem keeping it very close to that even without the battery/hybrid motor, but with all the miles on it I couldn't get it to go higher for that average, but I had been continually getting it higher before the battery died.
It wasn't uncommon to hit 58-60mpg average on a tank, that's what the gauge would say and that's what the calculator would say. I think I averaged 70 something one time .
I'll find a picture, think I still have some.

 

[Kodiak Kid]

Sweet!
You use all those prepackaged eggs

Oh yeah! I've been using Pautzke's for decades now fishing rainbows on the local lakes. I prefer "red top" over the "green top"
I cure my own salmon egg skains for steelhead and salmon fishing on the local creeks. I'll usually cure four or six skains at a time then cut them up into clusters and drift them just off the bottom in slow moving holes on the creeks. I do quite well I must say!