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7/7/2008

MOTHER OF ALL BATTERIES?

4325 pounds 48 Volt !

We bought three of these 'never before discharged' batteries.. There is one left!  Interested in a great battery for off grid storage at a fire sale price...call Don Hand..

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The American way of life is built on cheap energy, our infrastructure depends on it. We have far too many people who vote that think you can power a factory with a few square feet of solar panels, these same people are just as likely to vote for a good story, than for someone who has a real plan to provide the energy we need. Fasten your seat belts, it's not likely just another bump in the road we're seeing.

45-55 MPG truck!

4/26/2008  Easton Exposure Testing

Let us not forget the Best America has to offer on the new year

Gib Key Puller Design 12/11/07

They' re back! Direct Drives for Chinese Diesels for ST and other 4 POLE Gen Heads

A matter of Balance (a Safety item)

Allmand Drives have a great reputation

K Finney is now re-machining Tappets!

Experimenter and Hobbyist Quinn Farnes, Part 3 of Building a Kit Engine!  

 Bill Roger's Book  

 But now that Bill's Book is in print, it's on top of the pile. This book was written for our DIYer group by a Professional Engineer who is also a DIYer, Motorhead, and slow speed enthusiast.  

 Gasifier Plants ARE HERE!

Interested in a gasification system? 

EPA

9/2007 did the EPA  get the message? did their stated requirements for import change recently, you be the judge.. 

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A New Performance Standard published in the Federal Register will reduce emissions of air pollutants from stationary compression ignition internal combustion engines-also called stationary diesel engines.                     

The final rule will limit emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons to the same stringent levels required by EPA's nonroad diesel engine regulations. Emissions will be reduced gradually from 2005 to 2015, with overall reductions of up to 90 percent from baseline levels in some cases.

According to EPA, new, modified, and reconstructed stationary diesel engines will be required to comply with the final rule. A new stationary diesel engine is one that is constructed or ordered after July 11, 2005, the date the proposed standards were published in the Federal Register, and manufactured after April 1, 2006. Stationary diesel engines that start modification or reconstruction after July 11, 2005, are also subject to the rule.

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As we know, Government usually talks out of both sides of it's mouth, Most of us like renewable fuels, Democrats say they'll push it now that they have the power, but do you think they'll give us Veggie fuel as a legal fuel to run in our stationary engines? Do you think they will allow us to pass emissions on this fuel? I'm certainly not holding my breath.   

All the best.

George B.