<VV> Propane (LPG) use in Corvairs

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

Bottom line: Gasoline is simply easier, cheaper, and more practical.

John Roberts

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From: Les <corvair at mts.net>
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Subject: Re: <VV> Propane (LPG) use in Corvairs


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Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:30:47 +1100
From: Arlette Pat<arlettecarl at hotmail.com>
Carl;

A couple reasons why LPG is not so popular in North America:
* lower taxes on gasoline means the price advantage is not as great.
* high cost of conversion means a lot of miles need to be covered to 
make the
conversion pay - cabbies like LPG.
* Hard starting on LPG when it gets cold out... our dual fuel Dodge 
pickup used
to start on gasoline then switch to LPG.
* big high pressure fuel tank eats up cargo space.

Les

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Hi everyone,

These been a lot of disscussion recently about the use of Propane or as 
we know
it in Australia 'LPG' in Corvairs and other passenger vehicles. LPG has 
been
very popular in Australia as an alternative fuel for almost 40 years or 
since
the early 1970s. This has been because gasoline historically in 
Australia has
always sold for almost double the USA price.

Hire cars and taxis in Australia without exception use LPG and have 
done so for
three or four decades now. Very few V8 engine cars in Australia run on
gasoiline, almost all off them use LPG.

The single (and in my opinion) only real disadvantage with LPG is that 
its
installation seriously alters the cars engine bays original appearance 
. This is
the reason that not one of my cars has been converted to LPG. I just 
pay the
$100 plus dollars to fill the fuel tank. However many and I mean 
thousands of
Australian motorists use LPG and have done so for 30 or years. It's 
simply a
great fuel period.

However Duel fuel is not the way to go. Either your engine is set up 
for
gasoline or LPG. It cannot not be tuned to suit both fuels. With LPG 
the egine
runs slightly hotter.

I get the impression that my American friends will be forced more and 
more into
using LPG as the cost of gasoline climbs higher and higher. The 
alternative is
to just accept this increasing cost.

Many Australians find it hard to understand why any car owner would not 
run
their her car on LPG.

Our 65' Corvair will stay on gasoline while it's my ownership, and I 
will just
dig deaper into my pocket to fill its fuel tank.

Regards from Australia

Carl L. Kelsen
1965 RHD Corvair Monza convertible
Australia

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