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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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well, I appreciate it. Propane is now 2.28$ a gallon when it was just 1.73 in september? Wow what a change. Its nice if you prepay for winter
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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baa..! Dale! Not my mower! I tell you what I love king of the hill hank is funny
right lol, but why isnt hanks ranger propane powered
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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you know, thats a good question
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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you know, thats a good question
suddenly all that we know is nothing lol
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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LOL very true. Maybe i'll write to the writers........
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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LOL very true. Maybe i'll write to the writers........
lol yea, but back to the topic at hand, propane is much cheaper than gas but wouldnt it take more propane to do what gas already does in terms of horses anyway?
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:38 AM
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i like that point. He does drive a red ford as well. theres no one out there like hank!
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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Propane is around 100-110 octane. So while it takes more gas to create a stoich charge the power loss is negligable. You can regain SOME of that power by advancing the timing but not enough to make it worthwhile on a dual fuel setup. It's cleaner burning and cheaper. It would only be about a 10% power 10% fuel economy difference. If you can live with that then it's for you. If i were to do it it would be more for the cool factor than anything.
 
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lol yea, but back to the topic at hand, propane is much cheaper than gas but wouldnt it take more propane to do what gas already does in terms of horses anyway?
yeah, we were but, Im not sure. Any gas engine though runs off the fumes of the gasoline. Propane is already a gas that burns more efficiently than gas. Not really sure
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:43 AM
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Propane is around 100-110 octane. So while it takes more gas to create a stoich charge the power loss is negligable. You can regain SOME of that power by advancing the timing but not enough to make it worthwhile on a dual fuel setup. It's cleaner burning and cheaper. It would only be about a 10% power 10% fuel economy difference. If you can live with that then it's for you. If i were to do it it would be more for the cool factor than anything.
so than propane would push out more power than gas right?
 
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It's cleaner burning and cheaper. It would only be about a 10% power 10% fuel economy difference. If you can live with that then it's for you. If i were to do it it would be more for the cool factor than anything.
Yeah, I really think there is a cool factor as well. Being different is awesome. You'd have a truck like no one else
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:48 AM
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Yeah, I really think there is a cool factor as well. Being different is awesome. You'd have a truck like no one else
i might switch to propane then, how much would a kit cost?
 
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in Australia they pay you to convert. gasahol doesnt do as well as reg gasoline.....you pays your money....you takes your chance.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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in Australia they pay you to convert. gasahol doesnt do as well as reg gasoline.....you pays your money....you takes your chance.
and in soviet russia propane convert you.
 
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15 to eighteen hundred(?)....figuring a tank, regulator, hardware
 
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