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In 1977, Tom Ogle demonstrated a 351 ci. Ford getting over 100 miles per gallon. He used a multiple vapor system that had a 3 gallon tank.

He received patent number 4,177,779 Dec. 11, 1979, which described "A fuel economy system for an internal combustion engine which, when installed in a motor vehicle, obviates the need for a conventional carburetor, fuel pump and gasoline tank. The system operates by using the engine vacuum to draw fuel vapors from a vapor tank through a vapor conduit to a vapor equalizer which is positioned directly over the intake manifold of the engine."

In 1981, Ogle died at the young age of 26, attributed to alcohol and a drug overdose. The technology has never been developed.

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None. Tom Ogle is deceased, and no company carried the baton upon his passing.

US Patent 4,177,779

US Patent 4,177,779, Figure 1

• 4,177,779; Fuel economy system for an internal combustion engine; December 11, 1979; Ogle; Thomas H. W. W. P. (El Paso, TX)

Abstract 

A fuel economy system for an internal combustion engine which, when installed in a motor vehicle, obviates the need for a conventional carburetor, fuel pump and gasoline tank. The system operates by using the engine vacuum to draw fuel vapors from a vapor tank through a vapor conduit to a vapor equalizer which is positioned directly over the intake manifold of the engine. The vapor tank is constructed of heavy duty steel or the like to withstand the large vacuum pressure and includes an air inlet valve coupled for control to the accelerator pedal. The vapor equalizer ensures distribution of the correct mixture of air and vapor to the cylinders of the engine for combustion, and also includes its own air inlet valve coupled for control to the accelerator pedal. The system utilizes vapor-retarding filters in the vapor conduit, vapor tank and vapor equalizer to deliver the correct vapor/air mixture for proper operation. The vapor tank and fuel contained therein are heated by running the engine coolant through a conduit within the tank. Due to the extremely lean fuel mixtures used by the present invention, gas mileage in excess of one hundred miles per gallon may be achieved.

Profiles

Company: n.a.

Inventor: Tom Ogle

Tom Ogle died August 19, 1981, at the age of 26, attributed to alcohol and a drug overdose. Not long before his death, an associate had been killed when a car they were working on fell off its jack. Ogle closed the shop and apparently turned to drugs and gambling. [1]

Tom Ogle checks the revolutionary fuel system he designed.

Coverage

Over 100 miles on a gallon of gas

Article appeared in August, 1977 issue of Argosy magazine.

• HTML version, without images (RexResearch.com)
• PDF of Original Article
• Word Doc

Other Coverage

There are apparently over 50 articles about Ogle and his system.

• http://www.himacresearch.com/books/secret5.html - Tom Ogle's articles. "Ogle did not understand that you must crack the fuel and how the additives affect the system long term." (Site hose says he has 27 articles about Ogle.)
  • Ogle Fuel System - No Hoax By Gregory Jones
  • 200 Miles On Two Gallons Of Gas - By John Doussard (The El Paso Times; Texas, Sunday,May 1, 1977)
  • Success at 100 miles per gallon - By Ron Laytner
  • Over 100 miles on a gallon of gas - By Gregory Jones

• http://www.rexresearch.com/ogle/1ogle.htm - Tom OGLE Vapor Fuel System
  • G. Jones: "Ogle Fuel System --- No Hoax"
  • J Doussard: "200 Miles On Two Gallons Of Gas"
  • R. Laytner: "Success at 100 Miles per Gallon"
  • G. Jones: "Over 100 Miles on a Gallon of Gas"
  • Tom Ogle: US Patent # 4,177,779
  • Obituary
  • Supplementary Notes
  • Stuart the Maniac: "Death of an Inventor"

Comments

See Discussion page

Contact

list here, when a meaningful contact direct is known

NEC members knowledgeable about this system:

• Robert A. Nelson of http://RexResearch.com
• Gary Vesperman

See also

• Directory:Fuel Efficiency
• Directory:X Prize:Automotive

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