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[sovereignbastard]

The Dune Buggy That Can Fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYT8eg1F8s

[GK]

still no reason to RISK living far from your BOL>

[Bear]

The Dune Buggy That Can Fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iYT8eg1F8s

That's actually pretty clever. I would like to know how it stears, though.

Bear

PS: You could also use this as long range reconnaissance and not just getting _to_ your BOL.

[mi6a2lm]

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the apocalypse will be wheelchair accessible.

MXV Ford Explorer



VPG MV-1            official link



The MV-1 in the above link is gas w/sticker price ~$30,900 used.  When I looked at it I was thinking it would cost something around $70, 000.  They also come CNG.  If you look closely you see that front passenger side can also hold a wheelchair.

There's also the plus of large empty cubic feet of space with heavy duty Q'Straint restraints.  Note also that these ramps can hold a lot of weight.  The MV-1 is rated 660lbs I believe.

[FDD]

   Let me start by saying that I rather like the Ford/International 7.3 diesel. I was actually trained to work on them when I worked for Ford. They are basically a solid medium truck engine that will last a long time with proper care and feeding.
   That said, the 7.3 has not one but TWO engine computers. One is a standard Ford engine control computer that does the clerical work and the decision making for the most part. It then communicates with an engine control module that is more of "half smart" switch box. It controls the electronically activated/ hydraulically actuated fuel injectors and also regulates the high pressure oil system that supplies the several hundred PSI engine oil that works the injectors. It's like eight hydraulic jacks that push the pistons that actually squirt the fuel into the cylinder. There are several advantages to this system from a fuel control and timing standpoint (and that is central to a diesel engine working in the first place). The down side is that failures of the system are not intuitive or obvious and will be impossible to diagnose without an expensive scan tool (more than just a $69.00 code reader from auto zone). If something goes wrong, the first hint you get is usually "no moto", followed by a check engine light.
   The 7.3 is also pretty fuel finicky. You need clean diesel. That can be made from a number of oil types and sources, but you can't just pour used motor oil into the tank and expect to keep going after the balloon goes up. You will need to be able to manufacture the equivalent of road grade diesel. Anything less will stop up eight very expensive injectors and probably score the metal injector pistons inside. (If that is, it gets past the very comprehensive fuel filter system and water separator it is equipped with). In it's defense, most diesels made in the last 30 or 40 years are pretty much the same way, though not as heavy perhaps in the "fly by wire" department.
   Bottom line, the 7.3 is good, probably one of the best light to medium truck engines going. But as a survival vehicle that can be kept running with spit and bailing wire... eh, not so much.

Thanks for this info.

How does this engine run on Biofuels?
like what you would make from old/used veggie oil?

[Barrett K]

All mine are older vehicles with points and condensers, but if you have a vehicle deisel or gasoline, that is newer with electronic control modules, you need to have spare modules for each system pre-programmed and stored with the appropriate battery in a Faraday cage.

[da gooch]

   Let me start by saying that I rather like the Ford/International 7.3 diesel. I was actually trained to work on them when I worked for Ford. They are basically a solid medium truck engine that will last a long time with proper care and feeding.
   That said, the 7.3 has not one but TWO engine computers. One is a standard Ford engine control computer that does the clerical work and the decision making for the most part. It then communicates with an engine control module that is more of "half smart" switch box. It controls the electronically activated/ hydraulically actuated fuel injectors and also regulates the high pressure oil system that supplies the several hundred PSI engine oil that works the injectors. It's like eight hydraulic jacks that push the pistons that actually squirt the fuel into the cylinder. There are several advantages to this system from a fuel control and timing standpoint (and that is central to a diesel engine working in the first place). The down side is that failures of the system are not intuitive or obvious and will be impossible to diagnose without an expensive scan tool (more than just a $69.00 code reader from auto zone). If something goes wrong, the first hint you get is usually "no moto", followed by a check engine light.
   The 7.3 is also pretty fuel finicky. You need clean diesel. That can be made from a number of oil types and sources, but you can't just pour used motor oil into the tank and expect to keep going after the balloon goes up. You will need to be able to manufacture the equivalent of road grade diesel. Anything less will stop up eight very expensive injectors and probably score the metal injector pistons inside. (If that is, it gets past the very comprehensive fuel filter system and water separator it is equipped with). In it's defense, most diesels made in the last 30 or 40 years are pretty much the same way, though not as heavy perhaps in the "fly by wire" department.
   Bottom line, the 7.3 is good, probably one of the best light to medium truck engines going. But as a survival vehicle that can be kept running with spit and bailing wire... eh, not so much.

Thanks for this info.

How does this engine run on Biofuels?
like what you would make from old/used veggie oil?

I don't think that is gonna work for you Julio.

   "The 7.3 is also pretty fuel finicky. You need clean diesel. That can be made from a number of oil types and sources, but you can't just pour used motor oil into the tank and expect to keep going after the balloon goes up. You will need to be able to manufacture the equivalent of road grade diesel. Anything less will stop up eight very expensive injectors and probably score the metal injector pistons inside."

Sorry to burst your balloon.  WAIT! This is not THE BALLOON is it?  Yikes .... I'm headed back to my cave ... seeya