80 Series on LPG

Hi
Have had my 94 landcruiser on gas for 4 years without a fault. Only disadvantage is you can't get gas in the outback so you have to use petrol. Also it runs better on gas and starts better every time.
dave487

Smally ,by the time you fit gas now on a 7yr old vehicle that you plan to keep for another 4yrs you will NOT recoup the costs involved , would probably be a better proposition to trade for a diesel /turbo ,,,,,

Gday
I would go for it, IF you are willing to get a descent system and fitter to fit it....you will not have a problem if thats the case....however, its hard to justify doing if you intend to sell it after that...your better off buying some gov bonds for 4 years.
This is a minimum of what you will need....wheel carrier, larger rear springs, lube flash oil system for the valves (this is a must...dont have it done without this) check valve adjustment every 40000kms and adjust if out...$$$$....more expensive roadworthy ticket, more tuneups (gas must be checked regularly)
Up side is more enviromentally friendly, longer range, easier to sell in 4 years, dependant on kms travelled each year, might actually be affordable to run....etc etc
Hope this is food for thought...
Andrew

4 years to get yer money back????? Yep, if you only do 5,000 a year. Should be less than 18 months if you do average mileage. Valve savers are no longer needed with today's improved systems. My mechanic no longer installs so has the knowledge without a vested interest. You will use 15-20% more fuel, but do the sums and you'll find you're still getting half-price fuel because lpg is 40% of the cost of ulp making up for the shortfall in fuel consumption, thus giving net outlay of about 50% saving. I've recently had the op on my 6 cyl 100 series and I'm burning just under 20% more fuel. There can be other costs like servicing and rego, but they're minimal. As for the spare wheel carrier, you don't have to do it. I built a false floor in the back from particle board, put some carpet over it. Nice job. It does raise the floor quite a bit and you're best getting a cargo barrier(which is a good idea anyway) and chuck the spare in the back. It's nice to put just over 90 litres in for $35 (42.9 less 4c Coles docket) There's basically 2 types of tank. Whereabouts are you?

I have a 94 L/C Auto with air which I bought in 1996 with 77000k's on clock.

Cost to install gas then was $1800 and I had a wheel carrier fitted as well (forget the cost).
Sold the sub tank for $125 to 4WD wreckers .
Have now done 186000k's and though I had some problems recently with consumption, after taking it to Torguegas at Caloundra ( Ph 1800801120) vehicle is now running well and consumption back to normal. Problem was with tuning which was identified when Torguegas did a dynotune.
If you are anywhere near Caloundra it is definitely worth the drive to discuss.
Cost now for a 90litre tank is around $2300, and Ron at Torguegas has the figures to show the payback time. He has been in the game for around 28 years.

Pedro

have a look at www.justcruisin.bigpondhosting.com/ by Mick and Sally. Amongst other stuff, there's a full report on their refuelling on their "Big One" trip which gives locations, dates & price of ulp/diesel/lpg. It's not as scarce as we're led to believe although a couple of times it wasn't available and they obviously had to make do with ulp. click on "Big One" then scroll down to "Fuel prices". Also, interesting that they did eventually go over to diesel but their vehicle was a 4.2 Patrol.