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Redmud
08-24-2005 10:18:17
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Re: Propane contract prices in reply to grapefarmer, 08-24-2005 07:44:55
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Dave, It would help, but I don't know what changing the compression would do on getting these newer trucks state inspection. Some of our state inspections are tuff, I don't think it would be a problem as long as the engine was burning propane, but switch it to gasoline and it might not pass inspection. And the Ford trucks in my post yesterday" out of maybe 15 F150's that was on propane, there are only two left that I know of that still has the propane setup, {the company sold those} I don't know why that company didn't have it installed on one or two trucks, then turn em over to the drivers and get their feedback after a month or two. They didn't do that, they installed it on two a day untill they were all done, after about one year the systems was removed at the same rate of two a day I think. And this system is not cheap for these new trucks. I know they were having problems with the plastic parts on the intake when the engine would backfire, when they were in the boonies and this happened, the drivers were not happy campers.. When you had a backfire on the old propane systems before computers, you didn't give it a second thought, you just cranked the sucker and went on about your business, the new trucks need a tow. I went into their first engine that spit back thru the intake, the bottom was blown out of the intake. The guy still tried to get the truck started and sucked pieces into the engine. This was about a month after the system was installed. And you know what Ford said about the warranty, same thing Chevy or Chrysler would have said, NO.
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