| [GMCnet] Wouldn't Fill My Propane [message #307958] |
Wed, 28 September 2016 14:36  |
glwgmc
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Hi Mark,
They system I will be showing and discussing at Coos Bay is a dual fuel system. Switch from propane to gas or back by simply throwing one toggle switch which can be mounted anywhere in your coach. Simple, easy and it really works well. I will also be showing some real world fuel consumption figures that may surprise a number of people. The nice thing is you don’t need to fret over run times when you can switch back and forth as often as you wish. All you will really notice is that your Onan starts faster, runs smoother and the exhaust is far friendlier when running on propane.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
glwork@mac.com
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Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:30:42 -0600
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George Beckman wrote on Wed, 28 September 2016 11:12
> Out of town, it was hot, I thought I might want to run the Onan all night and it is on propane, so I went to have the propane filled. The young
> man balked and said it needed to be recertified. I tried in vain to tell him motorhome tanks are not DOT but didn't get LPG. Only guy in the town.
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> Can someone direct me to an official booklet, document, etc. I could carry to educate the unwashed?
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> Thanks.
It won't help much now, but if you rig a way to connect BBQ grill tanks, and a way to switch between the OEM tank and that connection, you can pay a
deposit at a tank exchange place (like Walmart) and have a backup plan. OR, read on.
The moral of the story is what I am tempted to say every time someone hard sells Onan propane conversions: The Onan will run four times as long on the
gasoline tanks as it will on the propane tank, and GASOLINE IS CONVENIENTLY AVAILABLE EVWEYWHERE.
Make it dual fuel and cover yourself for contingencies. Any propane conversion should have the ability to effortlessly switch between propane and
gasoline.
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Upper Alabama
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| Re: [GMCnet] Wouldn't Fill My Propane [message #307963 is a reply to message #307958] |
Wed, 28 September 2016 15:31  |
A Hamilto
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glwgmc wrote on Wed, 28 September 2016 14:36Hi Mark,
They system I will be showing and discussing at Coos Bay is a dual fuel system. Switch from propane to gas or back by simply throwing one toggle switch which can be mounted anywhere in your coach. Simple, easy and it really works well. I will also be showing some real world fuel consumption figures that may surprise a number of people. The nice thing is you don't need to fret over run times when you can switch back and forth as often as you wish. All you will really notice is that your Onan starts faster, runs smoother and the exhaust is far friendlier when running on propane.
Jerry
Jerry Work
The Dovetail Joint
Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR If I had the money and was going to keep the RV, I would be all over that solution. If it works as advertised, it gets my recommendation.
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