classic gas

hi everyone

i ahve been looking to buy a defender 90 diesel, and have gained some valuable info from the defender chat forum.

a quick stab in the dark tho, i wonder if you can help

a guy locally has a j reg classic landrover with a gas converted v8

he recons the gas conversion is a pro job, and has paperwork to prove it. the vehicle has 8 months mot and tax, and is used daily

he also says he gets 18-23 mpg from the petrol and 16-20 mpg from gas

i must say, i am very tempted (i have always wanted a classic shape rangie)

what are the pit falls of such a vehicle, and are the fuel figures accurate?

i think he said it has done 115k, and has had just 3 owners from new

he wants £1900

any advice would be appreciated

many thanks

russ

What year is the Rangie??

As far as i'm aware the mpg or rather the miles to Pounds are about equivelent to a 300tdi when running a v8 on lpg.

sorry, should have said,


its on a j or k about 1992-3

cant fully remember. i just jotted down the number off the back and rang the guy up

i will ring back and get full details

russ

I have v8 petrol which i had converted to run on LPG i work mine out on what i get miles to the £......i am doing about 120 miles to £10.00 @ 29p per litre at morrison's cheap as chips( depends where you fill up ).....the gas conversion that your looking at is it a single point injection or multi point ?......multi point would be better as you don't get any backfire....

Bet this one stirs up a bit of banter.
A few years ago I was considering a gas conversion for a 4.2L petrol Land Cruiser which I still have.
Didn't go for it in the end, but I was informed by a few Gas converts that you could expect about 2/3rds as much from the gas as you were getting from the petrol. Still works out a lot cheaper when you work in the lower price of the gas.
I think the m.p.g. figures this guy is quoting for PETROL is rather optomistic, and know one or two Rangie owners who would love to be able to claim figures like that.
All this aside, I believe that, with an older engine at least, gas will work out a LITTLE cheaper than Diesel IN AN ENGINE OF THE SAME SIZE.
Draw your own conclusions......................
Cruisermik.

I had a 1993 4.2 LSE on gas, although I did not get the consumption figures previously quoted it did make the car relatively economical to use, make sure you get multipoint, if it is single point look out for a dent in the passenger side of the bonnet where the air flow meter may have bown up. If you buy a Clasic R/R with air suspension you will have to have a tank in the boot, without air suspension you could have tanks under the sills.