Less waste challenge and travelling
Posted by Sandra in Earthship on 23. Jan, 2012 | 2 Comments
I left Darfield with great intentions and a slew of items designed to help us minimize our waste on the road. I packed two tiffins for leftovers and packing lunches. We all had re-useable mugs and I also packed utensils and a few plates.
The trip across Canada was not too bad. When … Read More →
Working on an Earthship: Discussions on Alternatives
Posted by james in Earthship on 14. Jan, 2012 | 3 Comments
Last summer, I not only had the opportunity to work on an interesting building, I also was fortunate enough to work with an interesting family. As I’m sure you know, the Newtons are currently exploring the continental USA. I’m envious as I’ve always wanted to explore it more fully myself. For the meantime, I will … Read More →
First leg of the journey…
Posted by Sandra in Arduino, Technology, WVO vehicle on 11. Jan, 2012 | 1 Comment
Since leaving Darfield on December 16th we have been SO busy! It is now January 10th and we are in Orlando and I’m just finding time to think about posting. Part of it was the novelty of being on a true “vacation” again and not wanting to do much else. Another part of our slowness … Read More →
Transportation revisited…
Posted by Sandra in Energy Solutions, WVO vehicle on 13. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
In all the excitement of getting the Delica outfitted to run on WVO, I completely forgot that we have had some discussion on this blog about transportation and the environment. It is with some smugness that I direct anybody who missed it the first time, here. Back in June 2010 I was lambasted in our … Read More →
Delica WVO Conversion: What I Did
Posted by Chris in Energy Solutions, WVO vehicle on 10. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
This is sort-of-like a Haynes shop manual of the WVO conversion …
This is what the L400 looked like after I first pulled it into the shop and popped the hood.
When I was working on the engine I removed the intercooler, the battery and the air filter. The intercooler has a number of electrical sensor lines … Read More →
Delica WVO Conversion: the Basics
Posted by Chris in Energy Solutions, WVO vehicle on 10. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
A WVO conversion allows you to burn oil instead of diesel as the fuel that powers a diesel engine. Diesel engines have a long history of using oil as a fuel. Most modern ships use diesel engines and run on bunker fuel … bunker fuel is a fancy word for oil. One of the original … Read More →
