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Re: Propane vs Gas for fuel consumption ????
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Posted by Mike on January 17, 2004 at 22:41:12 from (67.0.150.190):
In Reply to: Propane vs Gas for fuel consumption ???? posted by Alberta Mike on January 16, 2004 at 10:01:49:
Have a 79 Dodge Maxivan 318 CI 3 speed with overdrive manual transmission, 350 rear axle ratio, 235/75/R15 tires I used on a US Mail contract route, 355 miles all highway runs 5 days a week. At 12000 miles switched to propane only, removed fuel pump and carburetor. Keep record of all fuel and repairs. Fuel consumption for gas was 16.8. Propane milage is 12.86. Changed oil filter every 25000 miles, oil every 100,000 miles. Not a missprint, every 100,000 miles. Oil at 100,000 miles still looked like it had just been changed. Run it 5 years until contract expired. Currently has 721,000 still runs good, just getting a little weak. Had a 79 Chev 1 ton dually 350CI 4 speed transmission 4.11 rear axle ratio 16" radial tires, with 7'X11' 6' high box used on another route, used propane on this vehicle also. Gas was 7.8, propane was 5.3. Just my experience with propane usage.
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