by gasbo » Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:07 am
i bought a small wheel based ex BT box van pinto engine converted to LPG ..the petrol tank straps corroded so took tank off and now runs exclusively on lpg...when they say you need petrol to start well that isnt true with these old pintos..they will start on gas first turn of the key if everything is set up right even in sub zero temperatures...when i bought mine it had 64k on the clock...the engine lasted until 204k until valves burnt out but had it reconditioned and now fine again..probably should have used flashlube but at £15 a time i dont see its that economical...might as well get another engine with the money you save by not having it...yes 18/19 mpg doesnt seem alot but if like me you can get gas at 52p a litre and last summer was 38p then even compared to diesel its far better.The equivalent to say paying £1.20 for diesel means you are getting about 43mpg on gas...show me a box van on diesel that can do 43 mpg? and when you get it at 38p it works out at nearly 60mpg!