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  • '77 Riviera II FS (NE Oregon)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 14 Oct 1996 15:31:46 -0800
    ...weather sink and 3 way water (hand pump, electric pump (aftermarket replacement) and city water) Holding tank Coleman LPG forced air furnace w/ thermostat...
  • Re: LP gas question--does this happen to you?
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:31:21 -0700
    ...If your LPG won't light because it's too cold, try putting the >> cylinder between your legs and cuddling it for ten minutes...
  • Re: Propane tank fill valve
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:33:20 -0500
    ...Quantity of LPG in tank has no > > effect. > > > Replace that defective, non-working valve with a standard RV fill valve > > and > > > bleed valve, and...
  • Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
    Historical mailing list - Pensioner
    Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:54:19 -0800
    ...So when that valve, which you open BEFORE you start filling emits liquid (white) LPG shut off the fill. The Autostop has a sensor...
  • Re: Propex alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 19:14:39 -0500
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on >either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to >water and CO2...
  • FS: new 508 AC compressor in the box
    Historical mailing list - dgak sdfhkasjfh
    Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:10:46 -0700
    ...Depending on the > where you live and the price of LPG, it can be more > economical than gasoline > and cheaper than a diesel conversion...
  • Vanagon Models, 1991 - USA
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 22 Nov 1996 20:10:50 -0500
    ...49.7 CU FT behind rear seat 110VAC electrical outlet Circuit breaker Electrical cable LPG stove LPG tank Sink & water storage tank Fire extinguisher...
  • Re: Propane fired airconditioning
    Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:26:39 -0800
    ...tunnel limits their transport to > > 120gal for gasoline, 120lbs (141gal) for LPG. Not trying to downplay the > > danger of propane; on the contrary I...
  • Re: freeze 12
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 13:23:02 -0700
    ...All hydrocarbon refrigerants are > odorized, just like the LPG in your barbecue tank and the NG in your home > gas lines, for that very...
  • Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Nov 2010 - Special issue (#2010-1031)
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 8 Nov 2010 19:01:55 -0800
    ...Propane is often called a liquefied petroleum gas (LP Gas or LPG). The term �liquefied gas� may be confusing but is this unique characteristic...
  • Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
    Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
    Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:55:15 +0000
    ...However, you cannot claim a reduction if you modify your vehicle to reduce it's emissions such as converting it to run on LPG...
  • Re: ENGINE FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:47:04 +1200
    ...contrary to "common knowledge", car gas tanks (excepting CNG/LPG) do NOT explode; they are not opressure vessels, are structurally weak and have plenty...
  • Re: propane filling problem
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 10:03:46 -0400
    ...On mine, that's the only way to know if it is full, it spews LPG out the vent. It was definitely 2.95...
  • Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
    Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
    Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:29:57 -0500
    ...See this link: > http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor.html gook luck, (Have you checked your fuel pressure?) Larry A. Craig Oda wrote: > Karl...
  • Re: Propex alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:47:16 -0800
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on >> either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to >> water and CO2...
  • Re: Abuse by list member. Now: Archive search tips
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:25:59 -0500
    ...Liquid propane could be LP or :::LPG. ::: :::If I'm thinking of the same "Sam" as has been mentioned, he provides :::excellent advice that...
  • who wants a 1991 Vanagon Syncro with 2.5L Suby conversion for $1500.00 or a 1990 VW Syncro Camper Vanagon Westfalia Doka for $89900.00
    Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
    Tue, 9 May 2017 11:28:45 -0400
    ...Get there and just pop the top, turn on the camping heater, and warm up some soup.Propex camping heater runs on LPG tank...
  • Propane vs CNG Was Propane fueled Vanagons?,
    Historical mailing list - Gary Lee, www.vwrack.com
    Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:50:48 -0600
    ...The cost recovery is many miles down the road. - There are incentives or credits to subsidize the conversion. - The cost of CNG or LPG...
  • Re: Propane lines
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 17 Mar 2006 23:44:29 -0500
    ...Hose assemblies are available for LPG instalations. Quick disconects have to be specifically rated for indoor use if that is where they will be...
  • Re: Marshall "Second Chance" LPG adapter?
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:41:33 -0700
    Get yourself a Coleman propane camp stove and a splitter and you'll only need to carry the 7 lb bottle & the lamp oil...
  • Re: LP regulator tester. PIC + Question
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:01:34 -0700
    ...11 wci, the water slows, halts, and falls back, compressing the LPG. Regulator can only source gas, can't gulp it back. Manometer correctly...
  • Re: LPG lines, Flexible?
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Sun, 1 May 2016 19:15:22 -0700
    I have used the pre-made hardware store metal flex lines in several vans. No it is not strictly kosher. It is essential to...
  • Re: who wants a 1991 Vanagon Syncro with 2.5L Suby conversion for $1500.00 or a 1990 VW Syncro Camper Vanagon Westfalia Doka for $89900.00
    Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
    Tue, 9 May 2017 10:40:36 -0500
    ...Get there and > just pop the top, turn on the camping heater, and warm up some soup.Propex > camping heater runs on LPG tank...
  • Re: Eurocars 2.2 Engine - anyone have more info?
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Sun, 25 Aug 2002 15:03:57 +0100
    ...ideal solution for these big engines is to convert them to LPG (100 RON) and keep a drop of Super 98 in the tank...
  • Re: who wants a 1991 Vanagon Syncro with 2.5L Suby conversion for $1500.00 or a 1990 VW Syncro Camper Vanagon Westfalia Doka for $89900.00
    Historical mailing list - Laura Mangan
    Tue, 9 May 2017 11:43:19 -0400
    ...Get there and > just pop the top, turn on the camping heater, and warm up some soup.Propex > camping heater runs on LPG tank...
  • Re: propane filling problem
    Historical mailing list - Ron McLean
    Mon, 12 Aug 2002 07:33:54 -0700
    ...On mine, that's the only way to > know if it is full, it > spews LPG out the vent. > > It was definitely 2.95...
  • Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
    Historical mailing list - alfred bagdan
    Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:49:17 -0600
    ...jockey spends 10 minutes > trying to figure out how to put LPG into the tank. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the...
  • Re: driver's side; clear coat paint peeling; 1989 GL
    Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
    Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:15:27 -0500
    ...sort of coating special for > only for the area > near the LPG and hookups ). > > So, enough rambling: what is the question here? Well, who...
  • Re: Propane tank fill valve
    Historical mailing list - Bill M
    Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:58:40 -0400
    ...Quantity of LPG in tank has no >> effect. >>> Replace that defective, non-working valve with a standard RV fill valve >> and >>> bleed valve, and...
  • Re: making obsolete plastic parts.? Re: '80-'84 westy plastic pass Curtain ro...
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:16:09 -0700
    ...The reason a number of LPG, Stove and Water System parts were manufactured by Delta Six in the USA was because it made it...
  • Re: Propane filler valve.
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Tue, 26 Jun 2007 08:26:14 -0700
    ...relevant pages in the glovebox if I meet up with a LPG vendor who >> is worried about code. >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71...
  • Re: Question on Biodiesel
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Tue, 17 May 2005 13:49:11 -0500
    ...Vehicle > fueling stations that provided LPG, Ethanol-Gasoline, Biodiesel, CNG, and > high current charging stations (for batteries still in experimental stages). > > Vehicles would become...
  • Re: More propane capacity needed
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:44:11 -0400
    ...If all the LPG going into the heater >is not being converted to heat, then where are it going? > >-- >Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...
  • Re: This just HAS to be a new question...
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
    Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:12:12 -0700
    ...Excessive electricity around lpg may be an inherently Bad Idea TM. 4.) Getting back to 1, it gets reasonably cold here in the midwest...
  • Re: freeze 12
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:15:24 -0700
    ...All hydrocarbon refrigerants are > odorized, just like the LPG in your barbecue tank and the NG in your home > gas lines, for that very...
  • Tales from Europe the VW camper shape and ailments (part 4)
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:07:10 -0700
    ...Many Germans think the there periodically required LPG system inspection is too expensive and I saw several campers where the underbody gas tank had...
  • Re: westy propane in europe
    Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
    Tue, 13 Jan 2004 22:33:22 -0500
    ...These are the only 2 adaptors that our customers need > when they travel throughout europe, however lpg is very difficult to get in > Spain...
  • Re: Propex alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:06:47 -0800
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on > either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to > water and CO2...
  • Re: 2.2L EuroCars Engine vs 2.1l Boston Engine
    Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
    Tue, 27 Aug 2002 02:08:39 +0100
    ...Shall get the emissions tested regardless and let you know before I start looking for a fix (like LPG :-) Regards, Clive '88 Syncro Transporter...
  • Re: Natural Gas Conversion Kit
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Tue, 31 Mar 1998 23:14:05 -0800
    ...Here in the US various >government agencies talk a lot about natural gas and lpg as alternatives >to gas/diesel, but do little in...
  • scratching finish.. was driver's side; clear coat paint peeling; 1989 GL
    Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
    Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:19:02 -0500
    ...sort of coating special for >>only for the area >>near the LPG and hookups ). >> >>So, enough rambling: what is the question here? Well, who...
  • Re: Fed up with Auto-fill valve
    Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
    Sat, 7 Apr 2007 08:19:16 -0700
    ...jockey spends 10 minutes >> trying to figure out how to put LPG into the tank. >> >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 71 Type 2: the...
  • Fridge R+R... how I spent my weekend (long)
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:14:55 -0800
    ...REMOVAL Make sure the main LPG valve is turned off outside !! Disconnect the battery ground. Open the doors and windows on the van. When...
  • Re: Propex alternative? and Fan
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 20:30:24 -0500
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on >>either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to >>water and CO2...
  • Re: [WetWesties] Portable air conditioning.
    Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
    Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:53:38 -0800
    ...The biggest issue is knowing if the LPG based flame has extinguished (and Otmar found a nice auto-ignitor off the later units to...
  • Re: aux fuel tanks
    Historical mailing list - David Marshall
    Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:14:07 -0800
    I have been thinking of putting the filler neck on driver side for 2WDs, but the LPG tanks would be in the way of...
  • Re: Propane fired airconditioning
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:39:24 -0700
    ...opposed to burned out Westies due to gasoline problems)? > > Robin (in LPG-friendly Holland) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM> > To...
  • Re: Propex alternative? and Fan
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 18:55:43 -0800
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on >>> either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to >>> water and CO2...
  • Engine Fires: A Professional POV
    Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
    Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:07:45 -0400
    ...contrary to "common knowledge", car gas tanks (excepting > CNG/LPG) do NOT explode; they are not pressure vessels, are structurally > weak and have plenty...
  • Re: Question on Biodiesel
    Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
    Tue, 17 May 2005 15:59:12 -0700
    ...Vehicle > > fueling stations that provided LPG, Ethanol-Gasoline, Biodiesel, CNG, and > > high current charging stations (for batteries still in experimental > stages). > > > > Vehicles would become...
  • Re: Propex alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:26:43 -0800
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all run on >> either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to >> water and CO2...
  • Re: Propex alternative? and Fan 12 volt ceiling fan.
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 5 Nov 2013 00:41:20 -0500
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all >>> run on either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from >>> fuel to water and CO2...
  • Re: Propane fired airconditioning
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:45:40 -0700
    ...opposed to burned out Westies due to gasoline problems)? > > Robin (in LPG-friendly Holland) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM> > To...
  • Re: Propex alternative?
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Mon, 4 Nov 2013 17:53:49 -0800
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all > run on > either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from fuel to > water and CO2...
  • Re: Propex alternative? and Fan 12 volt ceiling fan.
    Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
    Tue, 5 Nov 2013 07:05:55 -0500
    ...Rocket's kero blaster they all > >>> run on either petrol or LPG. Now since amount of energy going from > >>> fuel to water and CO2...
  • Transporter, Caravelle, Multivan etc.
    Historical mailing list - Zeidler HelmutNTC-Dusseld.
    Mon, 1 Sep 1997 14:51:05 +0200
    ...4 berth, fridges LPG/12V DC/220V AC, sink, gas cooker, turnable passengers seat, 2 batteries. Eberspaecher petrol-heater available. 2WD and 4WD synchro...
  • another edition of the dictionary ...
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Wed, 04 Jan 95 16:18:08 CST
    ...light bulbs. and they use very very little amounts of electricity. LPG Liquid Propane Gas. the stuff that the stove and refrigerator use for...
  • Re: Freyday fun
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:38:34 -0700
    ...Buchanan, Montgomery Ala, actress (Vicky/Marley-Another World) 1961 - Sharon Barrett, LPGA golfer (1993 Nabisco Dinah Shore-22nd), born in San Diego, California 1961...
  • Re: Need New Propane Shut-off Valve
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:31:45 -0400
    ...itm/Propane-Cylinder-Tank-Valve-Vanagon-Westfalia-Service-Fill-Bleeder-Regulator-LPG/184341023650?hash=item2aeb94cba2:g:FC4AAOSw4Lle9NHP > > Mark > > > Steven Johnson wrote: >> Hey Folks, >> >> Anybody...
  • Re: Birthday
    Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
    Fri, 4 Mar 2011 10:50:08 -0800
    ...NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys) > 1966 - Tracy Kerdyk, Coral Gables FL, LPGA golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple) > 1966 - Bob Halkidis, Canadian hockey player > 1966...