Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

[LPGMike]

Hello all!<br />Did anyone hear about this fumigation system?<br />They say that it cuts 25% off fuel consumption, cuts off maintenance costs, improves engine power, reduces engine break downs, reduces air pollution smoke smell and noise, reduces engine temperature, keeps engine head clean etc.<br />Does anyone have experience with this?<br />Thanks,<br />Mike

 

[Bondo]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

Originally posted by LPGMike:<br /> Hello all!<br />Did anyone hear about this fumigation system?<br /> They say that it cuts 25% off fuel consumption, cuts off maintenance costs, improves engine power, reduces engine break downs, reduces air pollution smoke smell and noise, reduces engine temperature, keeps engine head clean etc.<br />Does anyone have experience with this?<br />Thanks,<br />Mike

Are You,....." They ",.. by any chance..???<br /><br />Over at the Hot Rod Diesel Pickup boards,<br />Lot's of Guys are running LP for Added Horsepower........<br /><br />Never really heard about Any of the claims You're asking about though........<br /><br />Propane is a Nasty Volatile Fuel that's a Real Pain to manage.....<br />Hard to Store...<br />Hard to get to Refills....<br />Heavier than Air, equals Explosive in a Boat Hull..... That in it self makes it a Less than desireable Boating Fuel.......<br /><br />When I get to the point that i'm running Diesel Engines,+ have Finally gotten Away from Gasoline,........<br />There's No Way I'm going to Add a Highly Volatile Fuel that's Darn near Impossible to Store,+ Handle on a Boat............

 

[who]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

heh, heh, heh.. . think he's selling something Bondo?<br /><br />LPG is actually only explosive in just the right concentrations, I forget exactly, but it's around 4-10% mixed with air... Even still, I wouldnt chance it on my boat....

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

here are some of the inherent problems with it.<br /> http://www.go-lpg.co.uk/diesel.html <br /> looks like to much sugar for a dime. better ways to make power and here LPG is almost double the price of fuel.

 

[rodbolt]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

hello<br /> again<br /> not to appear one sided.<br /> http://www.radisol.com/dieseldynamics/benefit-summary.htm#top <br /> looks like a cool setup. we used to run a fleet of gasoline/lp trucks. LP sometimes just did not make enough power but with the flick of a switch it was back on gasoline. I can tell you that LP engines are super clean at tear down and inspection intravels.

 

[DJ]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

Propane/Butane (LPG) is just about on par with gasoline as far as BTU's (read power) per gallon goes.<br /><br />CNG/LNG (natural gas) is another story.<br /><br />A propane engine fuel system on a boat? Not me. A BBQ hung over the side-OK.<br /><br />Propane in diesels can also cause some SEVERE detonation problems, if not handled properly.

 

[trog100]

Re: Improving Diesel engine performance using LPG

its commonly used in country where gas/petrol costs "real" money..<br /><br />running an american gas guzzleing power boat in the UK costs a little too much.. LPG conversion make a lot of sense from a cost point of view<br /><br />in the UK we have road diesel and off-road or "red" diesel.. the road stuff carries a heavy tax just like petrol.. off-road diesel dosnt.. boats at present are allowed to use off-road diesel..<br /><br />diesel powered boats costs about a quarter the cost of running on petrol.. LPG comes in about the same as off-road diesel.. <br /><br />we have folks offering "safe" LPG boat conversions from about £2000 and upwards.. the problem for inland boats is that we are not allowed to have twin fuel sytems petrol and LPG for example..<br /><br />trog100