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Getting the Best Gas Mileage Out Of Your Conversion Van
[ad_1] Conversion vans do not boast best-in-class fuel mileage numbers like they boast the number of fun adventures had, but they can offer fuel economy if maintained regularly. The typical conversion van will get approximately 12-16 miles per gallon (mpg), depending on the model. Let’s explore factors that effect fuel economy and how to get…
Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV)
[ad_1] Today I am writing about NGV’s or “natural gas vehicles”. I have always had a fascination with cars and engines. When I was attending Cal Poly in the 90’s I picked Natural Gas Vehicles as the topic of my senior project. I took my small Toyota pickup and converted it to run on Natural…
Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV)
[ad_1] Today I am writing about NGV’s or “natural gas vehicles”. I have always had a fascination with cars and engines. When I was attending Cal Poly in the 90’s I picked Natural Gas Vehicles as the topic of my senior project. I took my small Toyota pickup and converted it to run on Natural…
How to Remove Rust From a Motorcycle Gas Tank
[ad_1] One of the benefits of being to able to work on motorcycles is that you can generally find them pretty cheap when work on them is required. Typically, a bike that needs work has been sitting for a while, usually with the tank empty. This means over time that rust has taken over, as…
Is Gas Mileage Important With the Price of Oil Plunging?
[ad_1] When the price of crude oil reached record highs in July 2008, everybody was searching for ways to reduce their car’s gas mileage. A few months later however, due to the banking crisis and the global economic meltdown oil prices have plunged again. The Energy Information Administration predicts that the worldwide demand will sink…
Top 10 Gas Scooters
[ad_1] Many manufacturers of gas scooters have come and gone in the past 10 years. It has become a very competitive industry; especially since the influx of cheaper Chinese brand clones entering the U.S. market. That being said, the quality gap between USA made and Chinese made scooters still heavily tilts in favor of the…
Finding Gas Scooter Parts
[ad_1] From time to time pretty much any vehicle will break down or have mechanical issues and need to be fixed – that’s a given. This is true of electric or gas scooters and motor bikes. This can get expensive, especially if you have to pay for both the parts and the labor. If you…
Gas Turbines Increasing Popularity
[ad_1] A gas turbine is a type of internal combustion engine that has a rotating compressor in its upstream side, coupled to a turbine in its downstream side. In between, in the combustion chamber fuel is mixed with air, ignited, heats and expands with the added energy. In the high pressure environment of the combustor,…
HVAC Natural Gas Chillers Can Help Manage Peak-Demand Electrical Loads
[ad_1] Choosing a chiller system Hybrid systems are popular because they offer choices such as gas chiller operation during peak electrical periods and standard electrical chiller usage during off-peak hours. In some instances, standard electrical chillers have not been used because of the efficient operation of the main gas-chiller system. The process of gas absorption…
HVAC Natural Gas Chillers Can Help Manage Peak-Demand Electrical Loads
[ad_1] Choosing a chiller system Hybrid systems are popular because they offer choices such as gas chiller operation during peak electrical periods and standard electrical chiller usage during off-peak hours. In some instances, standard electrical chillers have not been used because of the efficient operation of the main gas-chiller system. The process of gas absorption…
