"Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
: Now that you mention it, how much trouble and expense would it be to
: convert it to run on propane or natural gas? I see signs all the time
: that those are still going for 55 cents per "liter equivalent" whatever
I would guess that means the amount of propane/CNG that contains the
same amount of energy as a liter of gas costs 55 cents.
: that means. That's the same price it's been for at least the past 5 years
: from what I remember. Propane would probably be the better choice, I've
: heard the price on natural gas is going to spike way up this winter.
I'm not sure. I have seen propane conversion kits, and I know Mike
Maskalans has looked into these for his Ramcharger. As far as I know, it
usually involves replacing the gas carb with a propane carb, but I'm not
sure how you would do a conversion with a fuel injected vehicle. Maybe
somebody more knowledgeable can chime in. I hear natural gas is supposed
to skyrocket pretty soon, so who knows if this will actually generate much
savings. :-( At least with the Dak though you've got that big bed
which means lots of room for a propane tank. :-)
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