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lpg ?????
hiya all i have a cf bedford 250 slant engin i have lpg being fitted this week it will be a ninghty litre tank could anyone advise me to how mutch miles will i get per litre and allso how mutch roughly a litre is and is their anything on a satnav to point out where these garages are thanks for taking the time to look at this those who do
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Hello Alex,
On a recent 780 mile trip, using motorways and A roads, we were returning 21.74 mpg on LPG. The price at ASDA, in Kirkcaldy, at the moment is 66.7p per litre. As for locations of garages we use an Autogas book, that you can buy, telling you where the stations are.
Rae & Ann
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Tue 07 Feb 2012 @ 19:09
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thanks
thanks rea ann for your help hope to meet up sometime this year
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Tue 07 Feb 2012 @ 20:20
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Hi I have a CF350 the most Ive ever got is 15 mpg, if you have an android phone there is a app called LPG CNG finder also one called what gas, a 90 ltr tank should hold nearly 16 gallons.
Dave
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Wed 08 Feb 2012 @ 07:29
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just out of curiosity how much is the conversion costing ?? 
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Wed 08 Feb 2012 @ 09:39
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guypjfreak wrote:
just out of curiosity how much is the conversion costing ??
Hello Guy,
Before pricing up an LPG conversion I would also take into consideration that you may need to have hardened valve seats fitted. I got 15,000 miles on LPG before I burnt two valves out.
Rae & Ann
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Wed 08 Feb 2012 @ 19:24
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DAVE ADVANTURA wrote:
the most Ive ever got is 15 mpg
Hello Dave,
If I carried what you carry Dave, I'd be happy with 15 mpg.
Rae & Ann
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Wed 08 Feb 2012 @ 19:26
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thank you im always thinking these things do this do that cant wait for warmer weather ............................then ill just drive her as she is and have a good time until it gets colder then its .................shall we do this and shall we do that 
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Thu 09 Feb 2012 @ 18:07
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Dave you can change your rear diff thus giving you better mpg
yours will probably be an extra low ratio diff and a diff from an ambulance will swap straight in thus giving you a better MPG........
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Thu 09 Feb 2012 @ 18:32
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Surprized at the MPG figures your getting from your petrol engines.
I've got a CF 350 D (the Opel diesel engine) flatbed recovery truck and on a 300 mile journey back from Cornwall with a car full of spare parts on the back (all up weight must have been four tons!!!) grinding over the hills of the moors and yet the old warhorse returned 25 MPG!!!
It's the twin wheel rear axle so has really low gearing though the engine has epic 'slogging' ability (torque) so can pull higher gears at low revs.
Wonder what MPG the Opel diesel would give propelling a lighter camper van?
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Fri 10 Feb 2012 @ 01:37
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On my coach built 2.3d tend to get 25mpg on a goood run but i do oil and filters about 3,000 miles
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Fri 10 Feb 2012 @ 21:18
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You will find that the speedo is running fast this gives false reading with mpg.
The only way to calculate accurate mpg is to use a satnav to collect true mileage and then with true amounts of fuel calculate the mpg over a given distance.............
Its been known for speedos to show almost 30% fast .
Converted systems are even worse ..................
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Fri 10 Feb 2012 @ 21:56
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Gethin wrote:
You will find that the speedo is running fast this gives false reading with mpg.
Normally we deduct 10% off the mileage to allow for speedo error. This was checked by the SatNav on a straight piece of motorway.
Now, having said that, we have justed checked our recent fuel estimates and for some unknown reason 10% seems not to have been deducted so the figures over 788 miles will now be 709 and the fuel consumption has dropped to 19.57 as opposed to 21.74.
Now as for the speedo's accuracy of speed, round about 30 it's not too bad, after that when travelling at 40mph, the speedo shows 50 and when travelling 60 mph it shows 75. Not sure if this is due to the overdrive or the axle or the speedo. Just one more thing to do on the list.
Thank heavens for SatNavs.
Rae & Ann
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Fri 10 Feb 2012 @ 22:38
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The speedo on my Bedford seems to reading about right juding by the speed of other traffic around me.
the run to and from the end of Cornwall is one i have done many,many times in several different vehicles and to within a couple miles all register the same distance,including my Bedford.
perhaps its because i have a completely different drive train compared to camper vans that dont seem to have speedo issues
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Sat 11 Feb 2012 @ 00:44
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My speedo flickering between 20 & 25 is doing 30 according to the roadside speed checks.
Dave
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