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Montrose, VIC
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Re: Deisel to Gas convertion?
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Mon, 26 July 2004 13:18
 
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There's some interesting suggestions being put forth here! Here's a few ideas:
Diesel engine combustion temp INCREASES as you go richer, DECREASES as you go leaner - opposite to petrol
Propane is used to INCREASE torque in diesel engines, not decrease...
One way of making a diesel engine 'run' on propane is to cut the diesel flow down dramatically, and use a small amount of diesel to ignite the propane, rather than the compression itself. This results in a cleaner, quiter, more powerful engine, not the other way around!
You should NOT use twice as much LPG as petrol, even with the crap forklift fuel you buy at many servo's - why do you? exceptionally bad conversion. My first car - KE55 with a mighty(!) 4K, I converted to LPG using parts I had lying around. On LPG, it went harder than it did on petrol, did not worsen fuel economy, and was naturally a whole heap cheaper to run. That's not to say the bloody thing had any guts though!  Yes, in theory you WILL use more LPG than petrol due to energy density, but not twice as much. Basic calculations comparing the worst forklift fuel (50/50 propane/butane) with petrol suggest about 1.2 times. Why do LPG vehicles so often use so much fuel? Well has anyone ever had a look at the quality of control of a typical LPG system! It's worse than a 1920s carburettor...
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Malicia | Mon, 26 July 2004 03:21 |
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ZZT231 | Mon, 26 July 2004 03:34 |
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ddeane | Mon, 26 July 2004 04:09 |
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thechuckster | Mon, 26 July 2004 08:57 |
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justcallmefrank | Mon, 26 July 2004 10:16 |
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Dabbid | Mon, 26 July 2004 10:39 |
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M.J.H | Mon, 26 July 2004 10:54 |
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boxh34d | Mon, 26 July 2004 11:20 |
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CamZH | Mon, 26 July 2004 11:49 |
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boxh34d | Mon, 26 July 2004 12:01 |
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Malicia | Mon, 26 July 2004 12:21 |
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Allan | Mon, 26 July 2004 12:42 |
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mrf_ool | Mon, 26 July 2004 12:53 |
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CamZH | Mon, 26 July 2004 12:55 |
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mrshin | Mon, 26 July 2004 13:18 |
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Malicia | Tue, 27 July 2004 08:29 |
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mick351 | Tue, 27 July 2004 11:16 |
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Maurice c | Wed, 28 July 2004 00:44 |
