Thinking about converting to propane
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Thinking about converting to propane
I have been toying with the idea of converting my 84 f150 4x4 w/ a 351w to propane. I wanted to see if anyone else has converted to propane, and if so what was noticed after the conversion mileage, power. This truck is splitting duty with my car as a daily driver about 30-40 miles each day so i need it to be reliable, so anything that anyone can give me information on would be greatly appreciated.
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If you do by miles/gallon, the mileage will be worse. It's like going from Diesel to gas. Diesel has a lot of BTU's per gallon, gasoline a little less, and propane less still.
It does burn a little hotter, and I know our forklifts that had small block chevies on propane, had special stellite valves for cooling. But they were driven a lot harder than a street vehicle.
One advantage though, is it burns clean as a whistle. When you go to change the oil, it will look like brand new.
It does burn a little hotter, and I know our forklifts that had small block chevies on propane, had special stellite valves for cooling. But they were driven a lot harder than a street vehicle.
One advantage though, is it burns clean as a whistle. When you go to change the oil, it will look like brand new.
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Also here in Tx. You have to have a propane inspection once a year. And thoe I don't know the cost of it, it aint cheap! A friend had he's on propane and about 3-4 mpg less on propane. Inspection was like $100. a year
