Alternative Fuels

the only place i have had to fill up at a non rockgas pump was at Tekapo a year or so back....i got the biggest tank i could fit when i converted (75L if i can coax the AFL to stick open) so i wouldn't have to worry about having to walk when doing long distance work i've had a talk with a couple of ...

lol i only fill up using my rockgas card, unless i'm in a town somewhere that doesn't have a rockgas pump....i the 2 rockgas pumps i normally fill up at are where the taxi's and little tourbus's fill up as well....normally haven't had much of a problem with funny fuel from these two tanks....and it ...

had an experiance a week or so back with a tank full of bad fuel :x ....filled up as normal at the place i normally fill at...about 5 km later the engine went 'flat', with a real noticeable loss of power....in 4th gear i normally pull about 15" of vacuum at 80km/h/50mph on the road to work...with th...

i was talking to a LPG installer a couple of weeks ago about getting my GF's car'('99 Subaru Legacy) converted to gas and the installer was of the opinion that i would be better off to avoid the injection systems available because of 'interesting quality' LPG that we seem to get here sometimes that ...

interesting gizmo that looks like its meant to be used for fixed size venturi type mixers....i wonder how it is meant to adjust for different engine RPM ranges....i can see how it might work for a fixed RPM engine

i have it on a mixer that has a positive pressure idle...however my regulator is a turbo version (with a compensation port)...the normal NA regulator doesn't have a positive idle pressure...

and i'm not going to tell them its got a positive idle

And they tested and certified a Blos mixer ? Can't believe that part :) no they haven't...because the under NZ regulations they don't need to test any part of the gas system that is under vacuum...as in anything between the regulator and the engine....considering how anal they are about certed part...

cars. This blos unit is available from Poland for 149€ now, but please don't compare that to NZ prices, but to polish prices. You can source a complete sequential front kit including Controller, sensors, Injectors, Regulator, shut-off valve and wiring-loom for 161€ in PL. . i'd love to be get an in...

You can't bring it close to a sequential injection without a feedback setup. Thats why carbs are dead now. So as we all know, membranes tend to wear and fail, and what about the availability of spare parts ? well.....my one works rather well for a "dead unit"......and it was $3600 nzd cheaper than ...

Keep in mind, folks, that the claim is that it performs better than fuel injection and implies that the emissions are lower too. We need to remember that a vehicle can perform well while emissions are off the scale. It is impossible to tune it by feel or ear and come anywhere close to a closed loop...

i do some maintenance work on a number of dedicated LPG Hyster forklifts that have an impco vapour injection system on them that starts from cold....they have 4.3 gm V6 in them....i had to cold start one in sub freezing temps and it started after less 2 seconds cranking (i know because they have a c...

the regulator i'm using is a Lovato which is a complex type....i don't know if a BLOS carb would work with a simple type reg

a fast acting controller over a vacuum operated restrictor valve in the line to the mixer would be a good thing.... i have used a couple of the narrow band stepper motor type A/F ratio controllers and they react waaaay too slowly especially when your off & on the throttle all the time (tight winding...

yep on lpg....i'm dedicated LPG so i don't have a choice i normally have it tuned quite lean if i up the fuel for max power i drop 2-3mpg across the board

around town i get grumpy if go under 25mpg...on the open road i average about 32mpg on the flat....30mpg crossing the Alps
i drive to get there...not to hug a tree