My understanding is that LNG conversion totally bypasses the fuel-injection
system. For dual-fuel conversion, this is, of course, ideal, as it means
that the original K-Jetronic can continue to be used as it was designed. I
assume that when the LNG system is invoked, the fuel pump to the K-Jet
system is simply shut off.
The last time I checked on this was about two years ago. Things may have
changed since then, but I can't see how else a natural gas delivery system
could be integrated into a K-Jetronic arrangement.
The LNG tanks aren't too big. They're normally located in the trunk.
Senen, what did the CleanAir report say about your emissions? Which area
was particularly high, and did they give you any recommendations for
improvement (they are supposed to tell you how to bring the car back to
spec). Your mileage may be easily improved by fixing the K-Jetronic rather
than spending a fortune on an LNG system.
Just my $0.02 worth!
D.
>Does anyone have any experience with natural gas conversion of a
>Bosch fuel injected vehicle? Although my 505 STI runs great the
>mileage sucks! At first I thought it was just a matter of getting
>use to since my previous car was a 504 turbo diesel, but now I know
>it is out of control. I commute from Hamilton to Toronto everyday
>and it sucks up just under 1/2 tank! That distance is only about 110
>miles. I try to keep it at 100km/h with the occasional increase to
>pass but that doesn't help.
>
>My father owns a Lincoln that is equipped with a dual fuel system.
>He simply pushes a switch and it goes from gasoline to natural gas.
>Of course he has lots of room for both tanks but the 505 will have to
>use one or the other - not both. Natural gas is plentiful here in
>Canada and fill stations are common - especially in southern Ontario.
> With the home gas companies offering monthly instalments to cover
>financing and the Canadian government offering huge incentives I'm
>really tempted.
>
>Another bonus: Ontario is planning on bringing in the same pollution
>standards as California. They plan to phase it in slowly with the
>first stage being the same as what British Columbia has (not as
>strick as CA). I took my car to the free check-out clinic and it
>failed. I guess that explains the high fuel consumption. A
>conversion to NG would make passing this test a non-issue as well as
>allowing me to remove my catalytic converter without penalties. That
>in turn would let me install a freer flowing exhaust system for even
>better engine performance.
>
>Any comments, pro or con, would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Senen.
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University of Toronto, Faculty of Information Studies
http://www.fis.utoronto.ca/home/students/bruckman/
dbruckmann@trentu.ca dave@caveat.org bruckman@fis.utoronto.ca
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