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Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby RockyR07 » Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:25 pm

Hello all, i have been wondering.......i have a Bifuel transit which uses LPG to run the engine and i am in the process of converting the van into a camper.....Now i am going to be getting LPG gas inside the van too for the fridge and hob, but thought is it possible to make use of the LPG system already there with the van and run a feed off the tank under the van?
Has anyone done this before or thought of it? i am sure i am not the first.....probably wont be the last either.....

I have a feeling its possible in theory but not in practice.......any ideas or help please?

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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby robbie.cee » Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:00 am

In theory is possible. You would need some sort of condenser where liquid gas gets stored mod way before drawn off as gas to engine...
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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby RockyR07 » Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:45 pm

Would it not be possible to just put a valve in from the existing LPG tank on the van out to the fridge or hob inside the van?
I dont ever see a point where i would be running both the engine and things inside the van at the same time.

Is the gas used to run the engine not the same sort of stuff bought in the portable bottles then?

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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby ake » Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:14 pm

RockyR07 wrote:Would it not be possible to just put a valve in from the existing LPG tank on the van out to the fridge or hob inside the van?
I dont ever see a point where i would be running both the engine and things inside the van at the same time.

Is the gas used to run the engine not the same sort of stuff bought in the portable bottles then?

Cheers for your response

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No. The gas is the same, but the method with which it leaves the tank is different

The van draws the gas as a liquid from low in the tank to the vaporiser where it is converted to a gas for combustion

To use the gas directly in cooking appliances you would need a top draw off connection on the tank and then a regulator
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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby RockyR07 » Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:44 pm

No. The gas is the same, but the method with which it leaves the tank is different

The van draws the gas as a liquid from low in the tank to the vaporiser where it is converted to a gas for combustion

To use the gas directly in cooking appliances you would need a top draw off connection on the tank and then a regulator[/quote]


Ahhh i see, well it was a thought. Thank you for the advice.
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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby Lpgc » Tue Sep 06, 2016 2:57 pm

Seems like someone phoned me to pick brains and then repeated what I said in this thread :lol:

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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby Luke » Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:13 pm

in theory you could have 2 outlets on the same tank :idea: - i'm planning on using a mk6 transit LPG tank for my appliances in my camper but i will be cutting the outlet inside the tank so i draw the vapour off
i don't need it to run my engine as my van is diesel :D
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Re: Transit Bifuel LPG question..

Postby trans-it-mad » Fri May 25, 2018 8:03 pm

ake wrote:
RockyR07 wrote:Would it not be possible to just put a valve in from the existing LPG tank on the van out to the fridge or hob inside the van?
I dont ever see a point where i would be running both the engine and things inside the van at the same time.

Is the gas used to run the engine not the same sort of stuff bought in the portable bottles then?

Cheers for your response

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No. The gas is the same, but the method with which it leaves the tank is different

The van draws the gas as a liquid from low in the tank to the vaporiser where it is converted to a gas for combustion

To use the gas directly in cooking appliances you would need a top draw off connection on the tank and then a regulator


you just explained so simple, thank you now you changed my world of knowledge on gas.
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