Alternative Fuels

I should of also mentioned. There should be an arrow engraved on it showing the flow direction.

That's a thermostat to control the temperature of the coolant in the regulator. It should maintain a consistent temperature of 135F to 150F. It is installed on the exit side of the water chamber passing through the regulator. That being said, unless your forklift is being operated hours at a time it...

I had another look at the pictures. I'm pretty sure that's a primer. I see a red wire that appears to go to the same location. I expect that red wire goes back to a push button switch on the dash or to the starter solenoid to operate the primer. Pushing the button if it exists will add a little fuel...

I can't be sure, however, on closer inspection that vacuum hose could be going to a primer. I see it is plugged into the throttle body but I can't see the other end. If it is plugged onto a solenoid at the end under the cobra it may be a primer to add additional fuel during cranking. The second opti...

Propane has to be treated just like a gas engine in identifying a problem. Do not assume the propane is the problem at first. The carb on there is an IMPCO CA500M-. The dash is followed by a 1, 2, 3, or 4 depending on the intake hose size. I don't see any signs of a filter on the electric lockoff. T...

Forgot. There is probably a balance line running from the intake manifold to the LPG regulator. Low vacuum equals load and the drop in vacuum will cause the regulator outlet pressure to increase. There will not be a balance line from the regulator to the air intake like Vialle.

Most of the liquid injection systems operate the same. Most start on gasoline and switch to propane automatically. The HSV system states it also switches to petrol at 4000 to 5000 rpm when the load on the valves is higher and switches back automatically when the rpm's decrease. It is supposed to do ...

Oh! One last item. If you don't have anything attached to that brass fitting it has to be plugged. That is a massive air leak if it is left open and would drastically lean out the mixtures.

The innovate monitor was not used in my days. I had a look at it and the one conclusion I can come to is that it uses an oxygen sensor for the readings. Typically oxygen sensors require a minimum temperature to work properly. Most require a temperature of 650 degrees to be accurate. Most of todays s...

The Chevy G20 vans were always difficult to do because of space. Because of this we selected the 300/50 series mixers over the 425. I made a much cleaner installation with only a small sacrifice in airflow. 432 for the 300/50 and 476 for the 425. The 300 allowed the mixer to be closer to the throttl...

The mixer size is fine. There is usually only one reason an engine idles fast. You have a vacuum leak somewhere downstream of the mixer. Barring that on rare occasions a sticking or loose throttle plate. I would say 90% chance of a vacuum leak. Start looking for a sucked in intake gasket, throttle p...

We don't know where "Near me " is, however there have always been 2 manufacturers of junior gauges in North America. Rochester and Squibb. Rochester was the most common, probably used in 90% of the conversions. The Rochester and Squibb are not compatible with the in-tank assemblies of each other. Th...

It's not a matter of feeding the setup. It tied to the demands of the engine. A stock 390 has various HP designs depending on what it was used in. Examples, it was used in large Ford trucks with cams designed for good torque at 2500 to 3500 RPM. In cars like the Ford LTD it was set up for good cruis...

425 mixers only have adjustments for idle and wot. The midrange is controlled by the taper of the gas bullet based on the current airflow. Airflow increases the bullet (air/gas valve) lifts higher allowing more fuel. The midrange can be changed by replacing the air/gas valve with a leaner or richer ...

My error! I just enlarged your photo and see you are piped into the adaptors on top of the mixer already. The system you have should work ok as a balance line. Like you mentioned I prefer not to use 90 degree fittings, however they are available in a formed pipe rather then the style you have. There...