I have been thinking it would nice to be able to cook up some food by using the engines heat.
Nothing to fancy maybe just as simple as sitting a tin of bake beans on the muffler while driving.
I think I saw this on Seinfield once where Crammer was cooking a roast but the engine caught on fire. (bad example but I am sure it could be done)
Any thoughts??
Volkswagenboy ·
Heater hoses running to a small camp oven perhaps?
-Staggers.
amazeer ·
I've seen it on a watercooled car. Run the coolant through a coil of copper tube which sits in a can of water. I think it would take a while but eventually it would warm up enough to heat yer baked beans.
h ·
yeah the tin will go bang if its gets to hot..try in the alfoil method.. it does work..
shaihulud ·
I remember a TV show about Ben Dark who drove an old Holden Statesman in the outback and he tried that with potatoes in alfoil on the block and a hot water coil to cook things. I don't think he had much success.
h ·
of couse he wouldn't he was in a holden 🤪
modulus ·
This used to be an occasional topic in Poular Mechanics in the '60s and '70s (last century). If memory serves, wrap the sausages in al-foil, wire them to the exhaust manifold and burn down the interstate for 30 minutes.
For maximum synergy and redneck points, use this method for cooking roadkill.
hth
CAFFINEPUSHERMAN ·
albi mangels used to do this what a legend i vote him for aussie bloke of the century:P i know a guy who cooked fish in his dish washer doesnt make it right or necessary
h ·
modulus wrote:For maximum synergy and redneck points, use this method for cooking roadkill.
gold 😂
toplessbug ·
yep ,works perfectly, get your pot of stew or last nights dinner ,something a bit sloppy preferably and fix it to the exhaust manifold ,dont worry about trying to use the coolant its not hot enough,i used a steel plate that i made up that was bolted to the manifold and had like a battery strap over it that kept the lid on and stopped it going everywhere,when you get where your goin instant hot good food:beer:beer:beer:
In WW2, the yanks had can holders in their jeeps' engine bay. Good fer cookin' up a mess a beans.
Joel ·
doesnt anyone remember chief wiggum cooking eggs on the crusiers engine block in the thelma and louise episode of simpsons LOL
mmmmm engine black eggs LOL
Joel
Turbo54 ·
My mates 80 series cruiser is setup for this, its like a water 2 air intercooler but works the other way. make the best roo stew I have ever eaten. I'll see if I can dig up some pics.
T54