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Old 05-21-2016, 03:32 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I have not been able to work on it, been in Afghanistan lately and the engine I was going to use it on is at the machine shop.

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Originally Posted by solarguy View Post
If vaporizing carburetors made a significant or dramatic difference in fuel economy, then the vehicles/engines that were made to run on propane would have shown similar/dramatic improvements in FE.

they didn't.

Yes, even after accounting for the difference in energy density/BTU's etc, they just didn't.

Could it make some difference in driveability and a slight improvement in FE if all you do is short trips?

...maybe....
That's what I usually say.
And yes its more for winter and/or short trips.
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