If you don’t drive an EV, then you’re just like the rest of us who are looking for some relief at the pump. Even though fuel prices where I live are below the national average, they’re still a heck of a lot higher than they were, and I’m tired of it. If only I had an old squarebody Chevrolet pickup with a small-block V8 that runs on firewood.
That must have been the thought process for this fella, too. Jp Prat Projects on YouTube posted a video of his dad’s “wood gas car,” which is actually a fleetside 1983 Chevy. It runs a 350-cubic-inch engine that’s actually a bit older, built in 1972, and it hasn’t used a drop of gasoline in more than 100,000 kilometers (or 62,000 miles).
The truck actually doesn’t use liquid fuel at all, as the burning wood produces carbon monoxide that mixes with hydrogen to power the old pushrod V8. A gasifier mounted behind the cab takes between five and 10 minutes to fully ignite, at which point the engine can start, idle, and run down the road. A filter sits on the opposite side of the cab, and …
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Author: Caleb Jacobs
