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Sev · #1 04-10-2010, 07:01 PM

guys, simple question, how can i cook food on an om617 engine? i mean, either during a standstill, or during a long drive.

on a standstill, i figure you can just remove the air cleaner housing, and mount a small version of one of those grill grates with the handle, and use metal ties to mount it right on top of the exhaust manifold. eventually you'll get grilled asparagus, potatoes and salmon filets

yeah, this would be totally inefficient, but you could do it.

reason for the question is i'm headed to SF bay next weekend, and i'm going non-stop. i'll be pretty hungry when i arrive...

Aquaticedge · #2 04-10-2010, 07:22 PM

wrap everything in lots of foil tuck in around non greasy parts of the engine where it gets warm. my brother does it all the time Albeit with a gasser car

OldPokey · #3 04-10-2010, 07:22 PM

Whatever you do, make sure to wrap it in several layers of foil, unless you like the flavors of diesel, oil and road grime!

Matt L · #4 04-10-2010, 07:36 PM

http://jalopnik.com/382137/exhaust-food-cooking-is-not-a-new-idea

layback40 · #5 04-10-2010, 08:12 PM

Sev,
I thought you had grease for lunch and washed it down with a glass of biodiesel.

Suggest you dont use coolant to make coffee !!

It might be easier to get one of those little immersion heaters that plug into the lighter socket, they are great for heating coffee & soup.

Or just grab a bite when you fill up.

Have a good trip to SF !!!

okyoureabeast · #6 04-10-2010, 08:44 PM

Hmm when I brew my coffee everyone says that it tastes like motor oil.

So I dabbed my finger in some oil and spat it out to see if my coffee really does taste like motor oil.

Sadly I am disappointed. It is much more bitter. I need to add more beans and less water!

turbobenz · #7 04-10-2010, 09:18 PM

me and sirnik84 mastered this on our texas trip. Wrap things up like hotdogs in al foil and stuff them between the ip lines, manifold and air cleaner, ontop of the exhaust manifold ect. The BEST way is to buy canned food. We would buy a can of chilli and it fits perfectly between two bolts, the engine block, and the exhaust pipe right past the turbo. Leave it there for 50 miles and it should be burning hot but it never gets hot enough to boil and explode.

markho · #8 04-10-2010, 09:30 PM

i have seen on Food Network where they wrap food in tin foil and stuff them in the cowls of snowmobiles to keep warm/cook them. Could have been great lakes area while ice fishing.

pawoSD · #9 04-10-2010, 11:32 PM

Gotta say, using all that foil probably wastes more resources and energy than just cooking the food normally once you arrive somewhere....

Skid Row Joe · #10 04-11-2010, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Sev

guys, simple question, how can i cook food on an om617 engine? i mean, either during a standstill, or during a long drive.

on a standstill, i figure you can just remove the air cleaner housing, and mount a small version of one of those grill grates with the handle, and use metal ties to mount it right on top of the exhaust manifold. eventually you'll get grilled asparagus, potatoes and salmon filets
yeah, this would be totally inefficient, but you could do it.

reason for the question is i'm headed to SF bay next weekend, and i'm going non-stop. i'll be pretty hungry when i arrive...

Bad idea - ((((removing the air cleaner assy. to install a convection oven.))))

Mount a multi-layered, leak-proof metal/aluminum foil (fireproof) pouch alongside the exhaust manifold assy. I would turn the pouch every 30 minutes / 30 miles or so 'til done. You could stop and baste yourself with a cold beer every 30 minutes too.....

I would think a sealed crock pot type of meal capable - under the right attachment conditions.

In the right ambient conditions - you could super-cool some brews up in the radiator air intake area of most Benzes. I would be much more focused on that - rather than the main-course aspect of the car's meal-preparing capabilities while underway.

Skid Row Joe · #11 04-11-2010, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by OldPokey

Whatever you do, make sure to wrap it in several layers of foil, unless you like the flavors of diesel, oil and road grime!

This method works especially well on the V-6 & V-8 & V-10 configuration engines - since there's less chance of the main course falling down the side of the engine to the roadway.... And - the cooking is more even - if you will given the more even heat distribution of the "V."

300SD81 · #12 04-11-2010, 12:50 AM

Hotdogs wrapped in foil and tucked next to the turbo/exhaust manifold have always been my roadtrip staple.

2.5-10 · #13 04-11-2010, 01:23 AM

WWII jeeps had brackets installed on the engine to hold cans of food. I'd like to see some of those made for the OM motors

2.5Turbo · #14 04-11-2010, 02:30 AM

I know some railroad crews that warm up their lunch on the manifolds of their locomotive.

Here's a GE 7FDL diesel during a full power load test. You could darn near cook anything on that one

Engine control screen...4298HP

chasinthesun · #15 04-11-2010, 11:32 AM

Design a rack that would hug your valve cover and hang from your hood,see just how much room you would have while still being able to close your hood.Im guessing 2 inches,anything on the air cleaner side is too smelley / oily .The Exhaust , air ,and oil have always been the dirty side of things .I would have 2 rods ,drill holes into the hood supports ,then run the rods into the holes with no possibilty of shacking loose ,aka (falling into the drive belts while driving) .Hang a basket much like your picture above onto these rods should be the most efficient use of space. BBQ ribs would hug that valve cover nicely.