Re: Propane vs. Gasoline Engine whats best?

Posted by Jon H on January 01, 2005 at 23:45:49 from (69.26.18.67):

In Reply to: Re: Propane vs. Gasoline Engine whats best? posted by Ray on January 01, 2005 at 20:00:03:

Ray,If you saw more wear on a propane engine,especially in the ring grooves,it has to be a poorly done conversion leaking dirt into the intake air. My personal experience is with an Oliver tractor I repowered with a propane burning chevy V8.After 20 years and over 6000 hrs of farming with it,I had to replace a head gasket.With the head removed,I checked the cylinders for wear. I could still see hone marks at the top of the cylinders,no wear at all with all those hours.This tractor has a very good dual element dry air filter.
This has proven a line from a propane conversion manual I have. " If the air cleaner is doing it's job, the rings in a propane engine will finally die from metal fatigue long before they wear out". Not long ago I read a report of propane powered forklift engines still running good with over 20,000 hrs.

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