Hey Guys,
Natural Gas Conversion.  I searched my archive of messages ad couldn't see
anything about this.  Has anyone heard of doing a CNG (Compressed Natural
Gas)conversion on a rotary?  Chris and I were talking about it as we had
just purchased our first company van which runs on CNG.  Lot of advantages
not the least of which is $.79/gal.  Thought I would ask.

Matt Cosman
MicroCosman

Dave Atkins and Chip (I think his name is) have converted several rotaries to
run on CNG. How many miles per gallon of CNG do you get with CNG Chris?

Paul Lamar

mcosman wrote:

We get 15 in a van that is always fully loaded with tools all the time.
There is supposedly 10 gallons on board but we go about 120 miles on 7.5
gallons of CNG.  I am trying to understand the conversion tables between
compressed CNG and uncompressed as to how it relates to a gallon of regular
fuel.
    How well does that conversion work?  I am assuming that you have to use
the oil jets and a separate reservoir of 2 stroke oil for lubrication.

Matt Cosman
Microcosman.com

 
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