>> ALl this talk of hi-powered MG's with V8's made me want to tell you about
>> Georgre Goble and his unique hi-powered style of light a bbq. He uses
>> liquid oxygen. check out
>>
>> <ghg.ecn.purdue.edu> for pics and mpegs
>>
>> This guy is nuts.
>>
>> Larry Macy
>> 78 Midget >>
>>
>>And then there is the story of the guy who used a solid fuel missile for an
>>APU for his Chevy.
>>The Chevy took flight at around 250 knots..........
>>Ray
>
>I know George Goble, not well, but I know him from my days at Purdue. He
>almost revoked my computer privleges once. Anyhow, he is not nuts! As a
>matter of fact he is a borderline applications genius. For those that don't
>know he made up a refrigerant R406a is the number I believe, that works as a
>direct replacement for R-12, and is CFC free. And he made it in a frying
>pan in his kitchen. It has now been approved for use in R-12 systems, and
>they use 20% less refrigerant. I know R-12 was making life hell for me for
>a while, and I am happy to have guys like George around.
>
>Phil Bates
>58 MGA
>67 MGB
>75 Jaguar XJ12C
>66 Land Rover
>52 MG TD replicar (VW)
>86 Peugeot 505 Turbo Gle
>86 Honda Accord LX-i
I checked the rest of his web site and it is apparent that he is not nuts
just this particular activity is. IMHO
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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