Any Gas 'Lodges with Ford Super Duty 534 V-8?

[Henry Jay Hannigan]

--- GEORGE: thanks for hitch comments...we r now "happily" married!!
prices here are different fo autogas at the pump...it is same as lpg
which is very high here too.
autogas at the pump is .46 per liter while lap for cooking bottles
etc. is over $2 here....petro(gasoline) is $1.50 per liter...so if
USA sold lpg/autogas at the pump, it would be closer to fifty cents a
gallon or less........talk to the oil industry in USA....fat chance...
I get about 35 mpg with petro and a bit less on autogas(lpg).
I had a 1980FC31 and loved it...I may get it back in a couple years
and trade the guy my 90SP36...
take care.
Hank in Australia for now
90SP36 stored in VEGAS






In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "George Burke"
wrote:
>
> Hello Hank, Congrats to you and Naty for getting hitched. May you
travel
> many Happy Trails together. I have heard of LPG conversions, but
have not
> investigated as to any improvement of mpg. Gasoline has dropped a
bit here,
> as I paid $2.729 per gal at Wal-Mart the other day. I checked on
LPG a few
> weeks back and it was $2.99 per gal. Seems that I would be on the
losing end
> unless I would get a good improvement in mpg, or maybe LPG is just
spiking
> here. It would be another job jar job, as I still have to get this
thing
> down the road and get the Dometic Refrig. recall taken care of,
have one
> noisey a/c, and one that doesn't work! You get the idea, and have
been house
> bound because of this heat wave. One day I hope to have what you
have, I
> really like those SP's . Best Regards, George Burke Charlotte 1977
FC31 Gas
> Lover
> On 8/10/07, Henry Jay Hannigan wrote:
> >
> > --- 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 40yahoogroups.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 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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]
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Stephen Birtles]

you can count on a 10 percent reduction in fuel economy when switching
to LPG, Natural gas is about the same
Less Bang in the product by volume
But with natural gas it is possible to get a home refueling station
there again ok for a car or light/medium truck that returns home every
day But with a Wanderlodge you would need a really long hose while on
vacation
Stephen 77fc35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Henry Jay Hannigan"
wrote:
>
> --- GEORGE: thanks for hitch comments...we r now "happily" married!!
> prices here are different fo autogas at the pump...it is same as lpg
> which is very high here too.
> autogas at the pump is .46 per liter while lap for cooking bottles
> etc. is over $2 here....petro(gasoline) is $1.50 per liter...so if
> USA sold lpg/autogas at the pump, it would be closer to fifty cents a
> gallon or less........talk to the oil industry in USA....fat chance...
> I get about 35 mpg with petro and a bit less on autogas(lpg).
> I had a 1980FC31 and loved it...I may get it back in a couple years
> and trade the guy my 90SP36...
> take care.
> Hank in Australia for now
> 90SP36 stored in VEGAS
>
>
>
>
>
>
> In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "George Burke"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello Hank, Congrats to you and Naty for getting hitched. May you
> travel
> > many Happy Trails together. I have heard of LPG conversions, but
> have not
> > investigated as to any improvement of mpg. Gasoline has dropped a
> bit here,
> > as I paid $2.729 per gal at Wal-Mart the other day. I checked on
> LPG a few
> > weeks back and it was $2.99 per gal. Seems that I would be on the
> losing end
> > unless I would get a good improvement in mpg, or maybe LPG is just
> spiking
> > here. It would be another job jar job, as I still have to get this
> thing
> > down the road and get the Dometic Refrig. recall taken care of,
> have one
> > noisey a/c, and one that doesn't work! You get the idea, and have
> been house
> > bound because of this heat wave. One day I hope to have what you
> have, I
> > really like those SP's . Best Regards, George Burke Charlotte 1977
> FC31 Gas
> > Lover
> > On 8/10/07, Henry Jay Hannigan wrote:
> > >
> > > --- 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 > 40yahoogroups.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 wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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