[DeTomaso] While off topic - Propane

[boyd casey]

How about a BMW 850 csi with a Viper engine converted to propane! And a self
destruct button when you can't sell it you push the insurance button and the
propnae tak explodes!
Cool!
Boyd

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 11:47 PM, <davidabell at att.net> wrote:

> In another life, when my brother and I owned a custom grain harvesting
> business, I converted our work truck to propane inexpensively using a bunch
> of second hand equipment.  The main downside is that the propane tank is
> very heavy and takes up a large chunk of the bed, plus fuel milage and power
> were poor compared to gasoline.   The propane plumbing was pretty simple
> though, mount the tank and run a line under the cab to the engine
> compartment. The propane nozzle was attached to the top of the air filter
> which turned the carb into a throttle body of sorts.  I installed a solonoid
> that switched the fuel from propane to gasoline from inside the cab so going
> back and forth was easy when one tank was empty.
>
> As I mentioned, here was a noticable power (and fuel milage) drop when
> using propane though so when we needed to tow something heavy we generally
> switched to gasoline.  The propane was a fair amount less expensive, due in
> no small part to the fact that we had our own bulk propane storage tank and
> we didn't have to pay road tax on the fuel.  There were plenty of places to
> refill an auto propane tank in east and south Texas as most rural homes use
> it for heating.  Refills just weren't available at the typical gasoline
> service station - you got to go to the propane sales store.  One other
> downside is that propane is significantly heavier than air so if the tank or
> line springs a leak, you can end up driving around with a pickup bed full of
> loose propane just waiting for a spark to turn into bananas foster.  Don't
> ask how I know this.
>
> But, if I had a pickup with plenty of unused space in the bed, I'd
> definitely consider propane.
>
> No, actually I'd rather have a BMW850csi.
>
>
>
> Dave Bell
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Bill Lewis <lotus0005 at hotmail.com>
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> > Does anyone have any experience with running a pick up on propane?
> > ----Bill (Anticipating the next gas crunch) Lewis
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