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To: thackney
Point 11. Natural gas in the form of propane, the most common version of this, says liquid at -30C or -22F. That is, it will not vaporize to run the engine. Schools here in Canada with buses running on propane shut down when it is that cold because the buses will not run. The same would be true for other vehicles.
43 posted on 07/12/2013 9:41:05 AM PDT by verklaring (Pyrite is not gold))
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To: verklaring
Propane is not Natural Gas.

“Raw” natural gas from the well head often contains some propane, ethane and some less desirable stuff like water, Nitrogen, CO, CO2, H2S, etc.

Natural Gas after the gas processing plant and what is delivered to your home is nearly pure Methane, CH4. Propane is a different molecules, C3H8.

When it gets cold, the vapor pressure changes a lot. When it gets cold enough, the liquid in the pressure tank won't produce enough pressure to feed the fuel system.


46 posted on 07/12/2013 10:22:40 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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