Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8?
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08-10-2007, 11:29
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Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8?
---you are right Jack. I have a "duel fuel" toyoya car her..just
flip a switch from petro(gasoline") to "autogas. lpg/autogas avaialable everywhere and much cheaper than gasoline or diesel.....regards, Hank & Naty 90SP36..stored in Vegas In Melbourne, Australia for the moment In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jack & Donna Smith" > > Yeah Hank. That is not just Australia.... > When we were in the Netherlands a few years ago, we had a 626 Mazda > that was "Dual Fueled", that is it had both a Gasoline tank, and a > Propane tank, with just a switch on the dash to choose which was desired.. > At least I think it was Propane...They called it Auto-Gas... > Jack Smith > 1973FC31 > SoCal > =================================================================== > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Henry Jay Hannigan" > > > > > --- George: > > Any thoughts to converting that ford gas engine to LPG??? > > About 60% of cars in Australia are converted....in fact LPG is at > > most all gas staions here..USA is well behind in this area, but I > > imagine as gasoline goes up more, perhaps more will convert...it is > > cheap.....costs about $2000 to convert here..it is pretty simple..get > > a big stainless steel tank and some fixings and done!! > > problem in USA is finding places to "fill up!" > > Regards, > > Hank & Naty("happily married" now) > > 90SP36 (stored in Vegas) > > In Melbourne, Australia > > > > > > > > > > In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "George Burke" > > wrote: > > > > > > Ben, I have a Ford Super Duty 534C.I. engine in my FC31. It is a > > very strong > > > power plant. I remember working on one in 1968 in what was called a > > B-52 > > > Wheel Mover. They have been around since the early sixties, and > > were > > > discontinued around 1980/1981. My bus came with this engine, has > > 145K on the > > > clock, but the second owner had it overhauled at around 115K, > > because he was > > > concerned about using unleaded gas, (engine did not come with > > hardened valve > > > seats). The folks that overhauled it told him that it was in fine > > shape, > > > could have went another 100K. So, I have approx. 30K on it, (with > > hardened > > > valve seats installed). Thanks to help from Mike H. , Curt S., > > Holley, and a > > > few others, I have replaced the carb.,(new Holley 670 Truck > > Avenger), new > > > ignitor, etc. It is running great now,( It SURE LOVES GAS THOUGH ). > > I am > > > sure that it will outlast me. Hope this info. helps. Regards, > > George Burke > > > 1977 FC31 Still having 100+ degree days in Charlotte > > > On 8/10/07, Benjamin Edge > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > For all of you Wanderlodge owners who favor gas engines, were > > there any > > > > that had been replaced with the Ford Super Duty 534 V-8 engine? > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > Ben > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > |
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Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Benjamin Edge - 08-09-2007, 21:19
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Curt Sprenger - 08-10-2007, 01:54
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Mike Hohnstein - 08-10-2007, 03:58
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - George Burke - 08-10-2007, 09:27
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Henry Jay Hannigan - 08-10-2007, 09:53
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Jack & Donna Smith - 08-10-2007, 11:01
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Henry Jay Hannigan - 08-10-2007 11:29
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Benjamin Edge - 08-10-2007, 11:48
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Benjamin Edge - 08-10-2007, 11:53
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - George Burke - 08-10-2007, 15:03
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Henry Jay Hannigan - 08-10-2007, 20:04
Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8? - Stephen Birtles - 08-11-2007, 04:31
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