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DualFuel

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Dualfuel,

Yeah, the salamander will heat it up enough to pump it out. Laying he drum on its side will also let the thick stuff come out, or you can always wait untill summer and it will liquify on its own. The pump I use is amazing, it will even pump this thick congealed stuff, but a lot of the time my suction hose collapses. I have a small block Chevy oil pump coupled to an electric motor. Pumps 10 gal/min at 1750 rpm. Cheers, Joe

Apart from being a large lizard (not THEM again!) what is a salamander?

Surely the Universe People aren't asisting you with your BD ptoduction.

And I know that they are amphibians really.

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A salamander is a liquid fuel powered heater. It looks very much like a turbine-long and skinny tube sitting on top of a tank which is usually attached to some kind of wheeled frame. They are mostly used for heating spaces in winter like garages or construction sites. They are rated usually in the 100k+BTU range but some are smaller. In fact at my home airport they have modified the exit by attaching 2 flexible metal hoses which allow the hot air to be ducted directly to the engine via the openings in the cowl behind the prop for pre-heating in the colder months. This usually take only 10-15 minutes. You could try this on your car but it will take longer as aircraft engines are air cooled as oppoesed to liquid cooled auto engines.

Wally II-On and On div.

It doesn't often get that cold any more around here. We usually just call 'em space heaters.

Two nations divided by a common language.
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just wrap the barrel in an electric blanket, then on top of that, whatever insulation u can get,
come back tomorrow


skip....rube goldberg division

who is john gault?

If you search on the phrase "who is john" you will find several people who wanted to know. They've obviously read the book. I think the book was agonizingly too thick but the message that bureaucracy runs wild if it gets the chance, and that failing to reward the inventors stiffles society, is very true and is showing up today.

It hasn't worked out quite as Ayn Rand predicted but it is similar. The thing she didn't spot was the way in which big business and bureaucracy would get together to set the rules, making the rules tough to keep out the small players, regardless of scientific truth.

The way biodiesel is handled is a good example.