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Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 12-20-2024, 03:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,573
Posted By vteco
Enhanced engine braking.....! Heh, that's a new...

Enhanced engine braking.....! Heh, that's a new one, cr.

Lemonade from lemons sort of thing, I guess.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-19-2024, 01:05 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Cleaning up boiler exhaust in a solid fueled...

Cleaning up boiler exhaust in a solid fueled boiler is easier in a stationary application than a vehicle.

In a stationary application, all of the most recent technologies applied to woodstoves...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-17-2024, 05:37 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
I don't think locomotives should be run on coal. ...

I don't think locomotives should be run on coal.

I think a small boat I build should. I think a camping generator (if one wants one) would be fun to run on twigs and pine cones.

I eat one...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-17-2024, 09:45 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Logic, I don't think the steam racing hydroplanes...

Logic, I don't think the steam racing hydroplanes are very efficient in terms of heat loss, etc. But they're designed for only one purpose. Go as fast as you can for a very short time. They run up to...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-15-2024, 12:32 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Model versions of the Westinghouse type steam...

Model versions of the Westinghouse type steam twins were pressed into service in WW2, reputedly as spy electric generators. See here:

https://alcofirefly.com/
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-15-2024, 12:21 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
BTW 1. I was thinking of a muffler as a tuned...

BTW
1. I was thinking of a muffler as a tuned pipe. Hence the collector. The colector (exhaust manifold) on mine had a dual purpose as cladding to retain cylinder heat. Steam engines (unlike IC...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-15-2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Exactly, Logic! heh, now you see the need...

Exactly, Logic!

heh, now you see the need for a muffler on mine. You could maybe run the exhaust underwater, like a conventional outboard. I wasn't nearly at that point yet, though. Just building...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-13-2024, 08:48 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 699
Posted By vteco
I didn't have trouble installing the JET software...

I didn't have trouble installing the JET software on Win7. I received version 2.32. Your reference is to an earlier version.

I also don't think it reflects poorly on Summit Racing, since they...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-12-2024, 04:08 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,632
Posted By vteco
Thanks freebeard, but I'm planning something...

Thanks freebeard, but I'm planning something better than that for an aft extension.

The sunshade is hollow and slotted if you look at the pix btw, and would make a nice parachute with reversed...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-12-2024, 03:02 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,632
Posted By vteco
Well aerohead, we'll start with the simpler and...

Well aerohead, we'll start with the simpler and most do-able mods first!

I just got the truck back with a new fuel tank, and filled it up, ready to start checking MPG. Drove around a fair amount...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-10-2024, 04:29 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 699
Posted By vteco
I'll just give you a couple of screenshots below,...

I'll just give you a couple of screenshots below, just to provide the flavor of the program.
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-10-2024, 12:11 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Yes to prop driven flash steam. No I don't know...

Yes to prop driven flash steam.
No I don't know the rules but you could look them up.

No, I don't think of rockets or jets as heat engines per se. Heat engines are usually meant to describe...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-09-2024, 07:39 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
The idea that steam engines have to be relatively...

The idea that steam engines have to be relatively big and slow persists mainly because they were largely abandoned in technological development for most transportation uses in the beginning of the...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-09-2024, 05:50 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
freebeard, I don't have a video of the engine. I...

freebeard, I don't have a video of the engine. I worked until late the night before my father's birthday, trying to get it to run. It finally did and being unbalanced, and a surprisingly powerful...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-09-2024, 03:49 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
This is a small high speed steam engine I...

This is a small high speed steam engine I designed and built several years ago as a challenge. I chose to build it entirely out of steel and cast iron scrap plumbing fittings and nails. It features a...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-08-2024, 08:12 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,099
Posted By vteco
Heat Engines

I'm going to make someover-generalizations, so forgive me, but it does approximate a topic I've thought a lot about, and in fact experimented with over the last 20 years.

Here goes the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-08-2024, 06:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By vteco
Hmmm. PF doesn't just "grind bearings in oil",...

Hmmm. PF doesn't just "grind bearings in oil", but nevermind let's see what else I can can learn from someone else...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwqIdFeP_1c

Okay, so I watched this guy's...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-07-2024, 06:22 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By vteco
freebeard, for me for this winter, I'm thinking...

freebeard, for me for this winter, I'm thinking that the 5W20 edged out the 5W30 for cold viscosity, and did a lot better that the 0Ws for wear and lubricity. For summer, I'd probably go back to...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-07-2024, 01:45 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 268
Posted By vteco
Motor Oil Weights vs Lubrication Properties Testing

This is another Project Farm video on Youtube that I found very interesting. Several same brand oils of varying class weights are compared by testing. There can be different take-aways from his...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-06-2024, 10:23 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 226
Posted By vteco
Automatic Transmission Fluid Tests

I enjoy watching Youtube channel Project Farm's test of products. Lately when thinking about changing fluids in my '96 Silverado K1500 to favor lower viscosity for better fuel economy while being...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-06-2024, 10:11 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 699
Posted By vteco
I was able to briefly test the new Jet DST...

I was able to briefly test the new Jet DST tuner/programmer today by reading the Silverado's VCM. This creates a file on your laptop that you can look at using the software they provide, and you can...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-05-2024, 04:57 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,632
Posted By vteco
Thanks aerohead and gasoline fumes, that's a lot...

Thanks aerohead and gasoline fumes, that's a lot of information! I appreciate the work involved. I think the Dexron 3 is no longer available, and is to be replaced by Dexron VI.

I bought the...
Forum: EcoModding Central 12-04-2024, 05:50 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 699
Posted By vteco
O yes, definitely you can, freebeard.

O yes, definitely you can, freebeard.
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-03-2024, 11:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 335
Posted By vteco
GM Truck Aero Article

Saw this somewhat general write-up. The photos were interesting though, and the mention of the gap between cab and bed was singled out for particular mention.

GMC Pickups 101: Busting Myths of...
Forum: Aerodynamics 12-02-2024, 05:45 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 1,632
Posted By vteco
Nope, this is a "Vortec 5000" engine....

Nope, this is a "Vortec 5000" engine. Wikipedia:
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