Date:         Sun, 15 Jul 2001 10:29:32 +1000
Reply-To:     kelian <kelian@IPRIMUS.COM.AU>
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From:         kelian <kelian@IPRIMUS.COM.AU>
Subject:      Re: LPG diesels, anyone?
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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I have seen a Merc 300TD with 350000km on the origional
motor running on a mix of diesel and LPG. Apparently the
cleaner burn cleans up the emissions to return it to
acceptable levels.  I was told it is a common conversion on
tired trucks in europe.
Anyone out there run a Wasserboxer on LPG? I have had
several vehicles running on switchable petrol/LPG, greatly
reducing running costs. (LPG is half price). However several
converters I spoke to mentioned valve burning problems with
VW, (LPG burns hoter than petrol, and is missing the
lubricants) which makes the savings redundant.

Take care + have fun,
Ian

Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
> Anyone tried running a diesel on LPG or CNG? No reason it wouldn't work,
> and I believe it's being tried in Australia right now.
>
> Imagine... a smoke-free diesel which doesn't soot-up its own oil!! 15000km
> oilchange-intervals! Nissan's new DOHC diesels use a centrifugal filter to
> give 15000km intervals too).
>
> Jeez, how about running nitrous as well? A nitrous-injected LPG EFI turbodiesel.
>
> Andrew Grebneff
> 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> ph   64 (3) 473-8863
> fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1
> www.highyieldcrusaders.ws/ref.html?ref=vw
> VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule