Posted by Dan-IA on September 15, 2009 at 18:04:05 from (66.43.223.12):
I was having an odd thought the other day. I have 2 old cars in my yard, 85 Buick Century and 86 Chevy Celebrity. Both have the same engine, a 4cyl-2.5L 151ci 2474cc-TBI,GAS,OHV. The kind of engine that runs forever. Since I've got a pair of 'em and I'm tired of looking at the cars I was thinking about jerking the engine, fuel tank, computer, etc and putting it all together like a power plant. The car book says it's a 92HP engine so I think that if I get a gearbox to slow it down and slap on a 540 power shaft I could have a pretty decent power source for an auger, generator, or something else.
What kind of gear ratio should I look for? I figure a reducing gearbox would be important.
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