[weezel]

I wish there were a lot of Hank Hills out there selling propane and propane accessories that would allow me to use propane in my vehicles. I’ve known about it for decades, there used to be a propane company in town that had their delivery trucks hooked up to run off of the fuel they were delivering, this was back in the ‘60s and those trucks would typically go 300 or 400 thousand miles before needing any work. This was back when cars were worn jam out, as folks would say, at 100 thousand or less!

[mazda77]

There was a time when almost all indoor forklifts were propane or electric powered as well. Advances in electrics has seen the old worn out propane towmotors fade away, mainly because of the cost of propane.

[MRadtke]

Yes, propane does burn that much cleaner. I know people that service propane powered vehicles and they tell me that the used oil looks like new. I think propane is a great idea for commuter vehicles. I wonder how practical it would be to convert natural gas (methane) to propane?

[garryowenartillery]

I ran a C65 Chevy truck for years on a propane motor fuel system salvaged from just such a truck. It always started in below zero weather after a second on the primer button, first top dead center fired every time, I could run big advance timing because of the 108 octane on the long stoke 401 V6 (Gas motor but low rpm and huge torque)

Oil never contaminated by blow-by so it always looked clean and plugs never showed wear ever. It is a great motor fuel. Mileage was about 80% what one expects on petro, but at the time was cheaper than gas by a bunch.

I'd do it again someday with an older small 4 cyl carb intake pick up and hide tow-motor jugs in the bed toolbox that are filled from the bulk tank in the back yard, as many already do here. Dri-Gas!