[Vwdiesel] Propane

[Nate Wall]

Is this truely more economical? Last time I filled a
gas grill propane tank, it was $12.50. I think the
tank could be only filled to 80% volume for safety.
That equated to about 4 gallons of propane. So that
would be about $3 per gallon for the propane. Has
anyone done a true cost comparison?

--Nate

--- Ron Schroeder <rjs at bnl.gov> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Propane will give you better performance and
> economy.  9 gallons of diesel
> and one gallon of propane will travel farther than
> 10 gallons of diesel.  I
> would recommend an adjustable metering valve in
> addition to the solenoid.
> About 20 years ago, I built a propane controller for
> my Audi diesel that
> would control the propane from 0% to 25% of the
> total fuel (and even higher
> percentages at cruise).  I think there are some
> commercially available
> controllers.
>
> Ron Schroeder
> WD8CDH
> day 631 344-4561
> nite 631 286-5677
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > Message: 1
> > From: "dave" <kysard55 at suscom.net>
> > To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2003 15:44:50 -0500
> > Subject: [Vwdiesel] Propane
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a little propane nozzle and curiosity got
> the better of me.  I
> > stuck it in the intake of my 1.6NA and crank open
> a bottle of propane.
> > Went for the quickest, smoothest, and most
> responsive trip around the
> > block my little Jetta has ever seen.  There have
> been many "test" trips
> > around the block during repairs so I don't think
> it was my imagination.
> > I'm thinking of rigging up a nitrous solenoid and
> putting a bottle on
> > this car.  Anyone done this?
> >
> > Dave
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