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Jan 21, 2008 | 12:30 PM

#106

96sherm

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14:1?? hope nothing ever lets go in there!!!

Jan 21, 2008 | 12:39 PM

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Fomoko1

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I believe that 14 to 1 is about right for running on propane although that maybe a little high. When a gasoline engine is converted to propane fuel the power and mileage is about 10-15% down due to propane needing higher compression to operate efficiently.
It would be interesting to check this out in the FTE Alternative Fuels, Hybrids and Mileage forum: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum146/

Jan 21, 2008 | 12:44 PM

#108

96sherm

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whoa...a lot of neat ideas in there. i might have to do some reading later in there.

Jan 21, 2008 | 06:57 PM

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The real benefit to using propane, is propane is what, 59 cents a liter right now?

Not worth it to me!

Jan 21, 2008 | 09:06 PM

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96sherm

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likely not worth the expense, but many guys have some good ideas that should be researched.

Jan 21, 2008 | 09:37 PM

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Yeah it never hurts to research it.

Jan 21, 2008 | 10:23 PM

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I have no idea on the price of propane, that seems too cheap, it`s always follows the gas prices going up.

Jan 21, 2008 | 10:48 PM

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best i ever heard was that its better to run those old carb'd boats in proper tune, and keep em running like that, keep those cars longer and overtime they will still produce less harmful emissions than buying cheaper modern throwaway cars. becuase of they way they are built and there seemingly limited lifespan, plus its a lot harder to fully recycle a modern car compared to an old boat thats made of lots of steel, some fabrics and a touch of plastic......

hope i made some sense