Good point.
Jim
PS for the same reason I don't want gas heat in my house. Seeen too many
of them blow up.
On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 00:28:49 -0500 "Doug Rupert" <drup...@sympatico.ca>
writes:
> A bunch of years back a trucking company up here in Canada
> was
> working with Caterpillar as well as Cummins and Detroit Diesel using
> a
> mixture of Diesel and propane for fuel. The engines started out
> burning
> diesel in town, then switched over to propane when out on the
> highway. Many
> engines were fried before they sorted out the proper mixture. On
> gasoline
> engines that were switched to straight propane it was found that to
> provide
> the same amount of power to the wheels on propane, the carburetor
> size had
> to be upped one size CFM wise over running straight gasoline. Yes
> they did
> burn more propane per mile but the up side of the equation was lower
> cost of
> the fuel and much lower emissions.
> As to changing a flight engine over, well let's just say I'm
> not a
> Kamikaze pilot so no way Jose. Ever see a propane canister explode?
> Worse
> than a stick of dynamite. Gas catches fire you have at least a
> chance to run
> but propane just goes bang.
> Doug Rupert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Larry&Sallie Flesner
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:30 AM
> To: brokerpilot9...@earthlink.net; KRnet
> Subject: Re: KR> Deceiving numbers
>
> At 07:48 AM 1/7/2006, you wrote:
> >I read another book which explained a similar set of facts where it
>
> >is fact that a chemical produces less in BTU's yet more power when
>
> >used as an auto fuel. Propane and Natural Gas are examples of this
>
> >as well as alcohol.
> >Colin Rainey
>
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