When I bought my Syncro it was dual fuel - gasoline and natural gas.  The
natural gas system was some sort of Italian company.  To be very honest,
the natural gas system was junk - NO power (1/2 as much as it was with
gasoline), it would never idle correctly and a 300 km range with 10 minute
fill up times with a total lack of filling stations made it a royal PITA!

If anyone is interesed I still have the two tanks, one 30L and one 50L tank
that is rated for 3000 PSI.  Free for the taking!

At 10:33 AM 08/06/2000 -0600, Gary wrote:
>I have been planning on converting my 87 syncro westy to duel fuel
>(propane/gas) for a few months now.  I have all the parts and I know how to
>do it.
>The biggest problem is finding a tank of the correct size.  8 " diameter X
>50" long to fit under the van next to the driveshaft.  I do have a couple of
>tanks that will fit under the rear seat.  I don't want to do it that way,
>but on the other hand I don't want to spend $500 on a new custom tank.
>
>Safety is not a concern, people who are worried about that probably have
>never owned a propane vehicle.  With the 9:1 MV engine I would expect a 10%
>reduction in power output.  You also use about 15% more fuel per kilometer.
>In the end, cost per kilometer should be about 35 % less per kilometer in
>Canada, all across Canada.  Similar economy to diesel but more power, no
>smoke, easy starting.
>
>Having a duel/fuel vehicle extends the range of the vehicle considerably and
>you have a second complete fuel system should the digifant fail.
>In western Canada it seems there are more places to buy propane than diesel.
>Propane also burns cleaner than the digifant.  IMHO, natural gas is not
>practical for automotive use in Canada, to hard to get and the tanks are
>much heavier and almost impossible to find.
>
>I used to have diesel jettas, I now have a propane/gasoline jetta and find
>it superior in all ways to diesel.  Cheaper to run also
>
>Gary Lee
>
>

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