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During
WWII,
Germany
was in a fuel shortage. Oil
imports were largely blocked, and what oil was
available was used for aviation and tank fuel.
Germany had a lot of coal, but no oil deposits, so
German ingenuity turned to gasification of coal to
make synthetic fuel. To run cars without using their
precious oil, the German
military
and many civilians
tried a method of running a car by burning wood.
Porsche
had introduced such a fuel systems as the
conversion sets for VolksWagen cars, designated
as Types 230, 239 and 283. While there is some
uncertainty
in the references, it is believed that the
Type 230 was to be used for the Type 87 KDF-body
cars, while the Types 239 and 283 were for the
Type 82 Kubelwagens.
These conversion sets included gas generator
,
gas reservoir
,
carburetor modification and
additional plumbing to convey, filter, and meter the
gas.The gas generator was an airtight vessel into
which was introduced a charge of wood
or coal.
Heat was applied to the fuel tank externally to
initiate a self-sustaining gasification of the fuel in
an oxygen deprived environment.
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RESIN PARTS
1/35
CONVERSION KIT
for
TAMIYA
VW Kubelwagen
GAS-GENERATOR
CARGO
The resulting wood
-
gas
(Holzgas) was piped
to the reservoir,
and then
to the engine
carburetor. Wood-gas modified vehicles were
therefore a "dual fuel" vehicle in that a self-
sustaining gassification of the wood or coal
required another fuel to start the process.
This kit presents gas-burning (Holzbrenners
)
VW Kubelwagen Type 239 (or 283, according
to other sources). Also, it includes the LKW
conversion of the vehicle body, which provided
the flatbed cargo platform in place of the rear
seats.
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2
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Tamiya part A2
in opened or closed
position optionaly