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Quality of LP gas

With the new emissions standards has anyone noticed that the quality of the LP gas must be a lot better then it had been in the past in order to for trucks to perform. Seems to me that either the quality of LPgas has changed or the new emmission standards are effecting the performance of lift trucks.
  • Posted 11 Nov 2010 03:24
  • Discussion started by Stacker
  • Nebraska, United States
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Low grade LPG fuel contains excessive tars (honey as you say) and mess-up things. Many of the Japanese lift trucks had a device up thru the 1990's called a tar trap. The purpose was to collect the tar in the line between the tank & primary regulator. This trap had a drain plug on the bottom so the tar residue could be periodically drained.
You may want to talk to various LPG suppliers in you area about this issue to see who has the "good stuff" & who don't. Another suggestion is do a Google search on how you can determine what is good or not.
  • Posted 11 Nov 2010 05:03
  • Modified 11 Nov 2010 05:04 by poster
  • Reply by johnr_j
  • Georgia, United States
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I agree. I've had some serious problems with my tier 3s. I know on the old empcos, when doing the PM, you could remove a plug at the bottom of the regulator to drain some of the honey out but there isn't one on the woodward (there is one that could be used for that but due to the regulator being mounted upside down it ends up on top...they call it a pressure port on Clarks). I wonder if there's a filtration system that can be installed in line?
  • Posted 11 Nov 2010 03:53
  • Reply by joe_d
  • Texas, United States
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