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echo: oldcars
to: ALEXANDER BILAN
from: JIM BROWN
date: 1996-07-31 08:03:00
subject: Emmisions

 >>     I've heard it's actually easier to start a Propane engine on a cold
 >> morning, due to the Propane being a gas instead of a liquid.
 > Makes sense to me, it would be nice if we had some
 > Alaska, Yukon, or NWT
 > fidonetters on here with some -really cold-
 > experience. =)
 > My experience with propane (and NGV) is with the vans
 > at work, however,
 > their draw back is that they are dual fuel, so nothing
 > is optimized, and
 > cold weather starting was alway quicker with gasoline,
 > but again, being dual
 > fuel, theres too much compromise.
    Elvis Hargrove sent me some mail saying that they are more difficult to 
start on cold mornings, you might want to look for the message and talk to 
him about it.
 > I just ordered "Propane Fuel Conversions" from S-A
 > Design, so hopefully that
 > book will be able to give me some additional
 > information.
    Can you share some of the more interesting details of the conversion 
after you have read all the info you get?
    Thanks,
        Jim
Birth, school, work, death.  About sums it up, I think.
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