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Re: Re: Propane vs Gas for fuel consumption ????
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Posted by Shane on January 16, 2004 at 12:09:06 from (66.228.102.57):
In Reply to: Re: Propane vs Gas for fuel consumption ???? posted by Mike M on January 16, 2004 at 10:46:14:
We have a '78 Chevy flat bed with a 350 that runs on propane. The only difference in the engine is the air filter unit. The carb and everything else is the exact same. And the propane system is really simple, a few shut-off valves, a heater that runs engine water to keep it from icing up in cold, and a bladder type valve body (which pretty much just has a rubber bladder that controls the amount of flow). Very simple and the cleanest burning fuel for vehicles. If you ever tear apart a propane engine it will be as clean as the day it was put together assuming no oil leaks or cracked something. But it does get less fuel mileage, maybe a mile or two to the gallon less. But since we can fill it off of our lp tanks for our corn drier and we get that gas for rather cheap it ends up costing only half to run the lp. Forgot to mention you can switch between gas and lp with a switch and a pull. Of course it is still cheaper to run our '91 GMC with the Cat diesel and it has way way more power.
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