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Subject:Re: Automotive propane in the US
From:Mark Dorm
Date:Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:09:22 -0800

Well are there exceptions to this, like where you buy it from...

>From: Michael Snow <mwsnow@COX.NET>

>Courtney Hook wrote:
>
>>So my wife and I are contemplating buying a motorhome that has been
>>converted to propane, which is common up here in Canada. Is it readily
>>available in the US? I did a quick search but couldn't come up with enough
>>info to be confident of driving stateside and finding fuel.
>>Courtney
>>
>One thing to be aware of with propane in the USA is that it is not the
>same everywhere.  Pure propane is something like 120 octane equivalent,
>but a few states mandate that it be mixed with someting else that makes
>it around 100 octane and reduces the BTU per pound.  I think that
>California may be one of the mixed propane states.  I am thinking of
>converting my pickup to propane on the next rebuild, but my Vanagon is
>keeping me to busy to do anything with it right now.
>
>Mike Snow

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