> Scott,
>
> Hey, wait a minute my 1910 Stanley doesn't run on wood, nor did any
> Stanleys. They all used liquid fuel to heat the boiler - gasoline up
> 'til 1913, when the price of gasoline overtook that of kerosene, and
> from then 'til their demise in 1925 used the cheaper kerosene which
> incidently has a higher btu value than gasoline. The higher the btu
> value the hotter the fire and the faster you could go without running
> out of steam. And, of course you used a gallon of water per mile unless
> your car was made after 1914 and had a rather inefficient condenser that
> would extend your range up to 10 miles per gallon. All this water and
> only about 8 mpg on the fuel. Who says we haven't made progress?
>
> Art Hart
> '64 +4
> '10 Stanley
> '12 Ford
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