[SEL] old engines on Propane question

[Dave Croft]

Hi Graham, many years ago when I had an early Lister L
& found I was running short of petrol I used to put a pipe 
into the air intake of the Carb with a low flow of propane.
Then I turned off the petrol & it would run all day.
To do it properly you need a suction valve in the supply
to turn on the gas when the engine sucks fuel.
If you don't have the valve, if the engine stops you could
flood the area with explosive gas.
Happy playing. 8^)
Dave Croft
Warrington
England
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graham Harris" <ozengine at yahoo.com.au>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:31 AM
Subject: [SEL] old engines on Propane question


> G'day Mates
> 
> I've been following the thread on using propane. Could
> I ask someone to explain how this is done please? I'm
> guessing, but maybe just a zerk into the mixer fuel
> inlet fed by a gas regulator? Does running on gas
> require changes to any engine settings e.g. governor
> etc.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Graham in Oz
> 
> 
> 
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