[PaulKing]

your right i just google it and got this I was just quoting the gas guy we get to check the machines out.

"LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) or Autogas is the cheapest vehicle fuel available. Autogas fuel emissions contain less greenhouse gas than petrol. Unlike petrol LPG produces virtually no SO2 (Sulphur Dioxide) and CO(Carbon Monoxide). Compared to Diesel LPG produces no particles or ultra fine particles. "

[jasonl]

I used LPG as the primary fuel on my trailer mounted driers , it worked very well , with none o the mess associated with diesel or kerosene burners .

LPG is also a waste fraction from when they crack off diesel, petrol etc , and what you pay for it results in big profits for oil companies , there is only 5% VAT  on it  so even at 67p a litre  they are making a lot more than on liquid fuels.

[PaulKing]

what is it with the vulcan Spock sign you and shaun do on your websites

[jasonl]

Shaun does wand and wave , I do buffer and wave .

[PaulKing]

ah the wand and bonnet society ! nuff said

[Andy Hogarth]

what does converting actually entail Paul, what is in the kit and what do you do?

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Paul if anyone else looks I stick 2 fingers up but when you look I wave at you.

Shaun

[PaulKing]

andy take a look at
http://www.edgetechnology.co.uk/lpgas/lpg_con_kits.htm

 its all there you just put in a adaptor plate after the carb and connect up the garetson  regulator ( big plate sized thing ) then connect the garetson to the gas tank start it and set the regulator  screw and bobs your mums live-in lover. Takes a hour or half a hour if you done one before, you could go down the water heated sequential injection system which is even smother but for engine that runs at a set speed this does the job very very simply.

[Steve Gunn]

Paul when you've done yours you can do mine

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

I am looking at converting my onan p220 engine to lpg. Any one know where I get the kit from for this engine. I will then be converting my other truckmount, hydramaster spitfire 3.2.

[PaulKing]

Paul when you've done yours you can do mine

your handy with a spanner get on with it you lazy sod

[PaulKing]

I am looking at converting my onan p220 engine to lpg. Any one know where I get the kit from for this engine. I will then be converting my other truckmount, hydramaster spitfire 3.2.

check and see if the plate is already on the engine should be like a extra plate next to the carb with a bloked off bard on it you just drill out the barb

[Shaun_Ashmore]

http://www.tinleytech.co.uk/

These are the ones that HM use.

Shaun

[Steve Gunn]

Paul when you've done yours you can do mine

your handy with a spanner get on with it you lazy sod

If you don't ask you don't get

[Glynn]

LPG has vat @ 20%

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Glynn's right lpg has less duty.

Shaun

[PaulKing]

69p a litre

[derek west]

i was thinking about converting but noticed lpg getting dearer and dearer (nearly doubled in the last 3 years)and wondered that , as everyone slowly started to convert it would soon catch up with petrol and diesel, just googled and it also states that lpg isn't as efficient as petrol or diesel and so you don't get as much for your litre. still thinking about it though so i'll see how this thread pans out.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Unleaded is close on £1.40 a litre the most expensive I've paid is 83p for lpg it runs simular mpg to petrol.

Shaun

[derek west]

not according to this site you don't.
The decreased calorific value means that you get only 2/3rds as far on a litre of LPG compared to a litre of Unleaded


http://www.whatgas.com/petrol-prices/lpg-prices.html

so if this site is correct and a litre of lpg hits 80p

then its the equivelant of £1.20 against a litre of unleaded at about £1.40, not much saving really. think it needs more investigation though.