Fitch fuel catalyst
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
Remember I was a meat hauler.
All a cool damp night meant was the truck would run faster.
Those nights when the temp was about 5 or 10 below were even better, no such thing as a winter blend back then.
When we were headed west and had time to sleep, we mixed #1, or kerosene or gasoline with straight #2 so it did not gell up while talking a long nap.
I only got caught one time while taking a cat nap over the wheel headed east.
All a cool damp night meant was the truck would run faster.
Those nights when the temp was about 5 or 10 below were even better, no such thing as a winter blend back then.
When we were headed west and had time to sleep, we mixed #1, or kerosene or gasoline with straight #2 so it did not gell up while talking a long nap.
I only got caught one time while taking a cat nap over the wheel headed east.
Last edited by Dave Sponaugle; Mar 11, 2008 at 09:35 PM.
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The engine always ran from the time I left Denver till I returned.
Fuel was under a dollar back then, in fact I remember fuel under 50 cents in several states.
Took less money to fill my semi in the early 70's than it takes to fill my pickup now.
Running a round from Denver to NYC and back to Denver would take about 3280 dollars worth of fuel at todays prices.
So I would be burning 850 dollars worth a day to make a round like I used to run.
I remember feeling really ripped off when I had to pay 500 dollars for 300 gallons of fuel in NYC.
Last Saturday that same 300 gallons would have been 1230 dollars at the station down the street from the house.
300 gallons would get me from Denver to the Ohio Pennsylvania line.
200 gallons from there to NYC and back to the Pennsylvania Ohio line.
300 gallons back to Denver from there.
Fuel was under a dollar back then, in fact I remember fuel under 50 cents in several states.
Took less money to fill my semi in the early 70's than it takes to fill my pickup now.
Running a round from Denver to NYC and back to Denver would take about 3280 dollars worth of fuel at todays prices.
So I would be burning 850 dollars worth a day to make a round like I used to run.
I remember feeling really ripped off when I had to pay 500 dollars for 300 gallons of fuel in NYC.
Last Saturday that same 300 gallons would have been 1230 dollars at the station down the street from the house.
300 gallons would get me from Denver to the Ohio Pennsylvania line.
200 gallons from there to NYC and back to the Pennsylvania Ohio line.
300 gallons back to Denver from there.
Last edited by Dave Sponaugle; Mar 11, 2008 at 11:54 PM.
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From: Ninilchik, Alaska
Since this "Fitch" thread has been thouroughly hijacked and plundered I post this here and in the other threads.
I can get my mind around that if you produced enough hydrogen you would get a "boost" with it.
Question I have is how many liter per hour do these hydrogen generators provide and how many liters per hour of air does a 7.3L diesel truck use (or a gasser)? Divide the two and would the ratio of hydrogen to air really be enough to provide enough "boost" to make any significant gains in fuel efficiency?
I can get my mind around that if you produced enough hydrogen you would get a "boost" with it.
Question I have is how many liter per hour do these hydrogen generators provide and how many liters per hour of air does a 7.3L diesel truck use (or a gasser)? Divide the two and would the ratio of hydrogen to air really be enough to provide enough "boost" to make any significant gains in fuel efficiency?
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