Thread: Dual fuel-propane and gasoline

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Back in the mid 70s I worked for a company in Tampa Florida (Dancy company) that did all things propane. it was the height of the "gas shortage" so we had all the business we could handle. the company did the conversions for all the local phone company trucks, and they survived well over 200,000 miles on straight propane. pull the pan on one of those and it was clean as the day it was built.
the dual fuel conversions were mostly IMPCO and were a simple ring that went between the air filter and carb somewhat like the early nitros kits. I doubt I would even recognize the propane technology today, but the principal would be the same.

Russ

I had a 318 Dodge Ram on propane.Watch what you wish for, you might get it!
70 MPH top end, 12 MPG equivalent dollar-wise, and a real hassle to find a station that sold propane on a trip. Plus it didn't run when it got real cold out. Sure, I never had to do anything to the engine, like plugs and such, but I was happy as a clam when I trashed the whole works and put a hi-rise and AFB on it. I wouldn't have another propane setup as a gift!

LPG was fairly popular here about the time of the gas shortage until some idiot in a pickup went through one of the local car washes. I don't remember the exact particulars except that a part of the car wash equipment got entangled with a hose on the tank or some such thing. The result was a major KA-BOOM which leveled the car wash and killed one, if I remember right, and injured a few more and they had to send out a search party to find parts of the truck. I'll stick with gasoline.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

LPG was fairly popular here about the time of the gas shortage until some idiot in a pickup went through one of the local car washes. I don't remember the exact particulars except that a part of the car wash equipment got entangled with a hose on the tank or some such thing. The result was a major KA-BOOM which leveled the car wash and killed one, if I remember right, and injured a few more and they had to send out a search party to find parts of the truck. I'll stick with gasoline.

Really not to open a can of worms,but it is for that very reason I have done my level best to discourage the shade tree built hydrogen generator systems.That stuff is nothing to fool around with.The companies trying to sell that are full of haft truths and are just plain out dangerous.

If I did make a move to a dual fuel system,it would be a manufactured system from a company that had a long,long,history installing them.

I am listening to you guys very closely.Seems it would not be a very good move.The question of space for tanks I was thinking because this is a cargo conversion high top van,I could build in one each side high towards the rear a 100lb tank.The slider door is going to get shaved.But then dang,I have just added two hundred lbs to the van which would use more fuel.Sure seems it would be like a dog chasing his tail.