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Octopus Trainer · 10-26-2010, 03:24 AM

Currently I am building a fire tube high pressure boiler that is fueled by biomass and utilizes a wood gasifier fire box design. Want a steam engine to run off of the boiler. The end goal is to be able to build a automobile that runs off of biomass.
I was planning on converting a VW classic Beetle's engine into steam because their engines are fairly cheap, easy to modify, simple, and air cooled. Air cooled engines i believe are the easiest to convert into steam.

How would I go about converting a VW Beetle's Engine into a steam engine? All ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

10-26-2010, 03:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Octopus Trainer EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington State Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Converting a VW classic Beetle's engine to run on steam Currently I am building a fire tube high pressure boiler that is fueled by biomass and utilizes a wood gasifier fire box design. Want a steam engine to run off of the boiler. The end goal is to be able to build a automobile that runs off of biomass. I was planning on converting a VW classic Beetle's engine into steam because their engines are fairly cheap, easy to modify, simple, and air cooled. Air cooled engines i believe are the easiest to convert into steam. How would I go about converting a VW Beetle's Engine into a steam engine? All ideas and suggestions are greatly appreciated.