Test your knowledge, what do we have here?

[M2M]

 

[30 Closed Cab PU]

A Guess
Throttle is obvious.
Looks like 2 chokes - one for fresh cold intake, one for heated off the exhaust?


Trying to get a little temp control of the intake? Perhaps in the really cold the motor would not have to run with a lot of choke?

 

[jrelliott]

Need a larger picture to get all the details. Looks like a selector for choke from cold air and heated air. Where is the gas line?

 

[Werner]

Hi, I think it's a gas engine conversion? (Wood gasifier?)

 

[Jim Brierley]

Looks factory, no regular carb. Werner could be right?

 

[The Master Cylinder]

It looks like there is a carburetor on top of the intake manifold? Need a more complete picture.

 

[Bob C]

I agree, producer gas conversion.

 

[3.6rs]

Cold weather.
I see snow on exhaust...

 

[M2M]

 

[3.6rs]

Not afraid to drive with this steering wheel ?....

 

[noyo55]

Possibly a kerosine conversion from WWll. Start on gasoline and when the thing gets warm it switches over.

 

[M2M]

Not afraid to drive with this steering wheel ?....

This truck is in Russia where they don't sweat the small stuff

 

[1crosscut]

I'm with Werner on this one.

 

[David R.]

Natural gas or propane? There is no carburetor or device to vaporize liquid fuel.

 

[Dodge]

Its a helaphino

 

[3.6rs]

This truck is in Russia where they don't sweat the small stuff

the small stuff...

 

[David R.]

Not afraid to drive with this steering wheel ?....

There is a steel underframe in the steering wheel, the cracks are superficial.

 

[M2M]

 

[M2M]

 

[rotorwrench]

Wood gas equipment was more home made here in the US during the depresion era and WWII. Folks in Europe and Asia depended on it more and especially during the war. That set up is more sophisticated than most.