Re: Anyone used lpg with aircooled engines?

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:18:19 +0100, "Aston"
<jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I was about to take the plunge but someone pointed out that there can be
>problems with cooling the engine when the vehicle is stationary and that
>things can glow red hot....what do you think?


I think that particular point is cobblers. However, there is an issue
of providing heat to the vaporiser to stop it icing. This is normally
done with waste heat from the cooling system, but I gather that an air
cooled engine can use exhust heat.


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