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Technical => Miscellaneous Technical => Topic started by: delrazor on May 14, 2010, 07:49:27 PM
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I have a LWB single wheel axle 1980 van with the gas bottle inside.
Can anyone recommend the correct size tank for fitting underneath at the back on this model?
Hopefully mine will be cool, but if necessary I'll get another one.
I take it I will be looking for another place for my spare
cheers
derek
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I dont think there allowed under the back anymore they hang too low & are likley to hit the road or kerbs
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Best thing to do is go past a lpg installer and get them to have a look.
I,m sure they can go underneath just a smaller tank 60-80 litre.
STUART
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i have a tank under mine look in my gallery you will see pics i think it is a 60lt
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I think the tank under the back of my van is a 70ltr. it fills to about 55 ltrs
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I've got one under the arse as well. Pretty sure its a 70 ltr.
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my ex wife has a 200 litre under her arse i reckon ;D ;D ;D :D ;D
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I dont think there allowed under the back anymore they hang too low & are likley to hit the road or kerbs
the diff centre sits lower than all my tanks that ive had under bedfords..
ben
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my ex wife has a 200 litre under her arse i reckon ;D ;D ;D :D ;D
Did you get good mileage out of it or was it like mine, fine for first 50klm, but never work for shit after that ??? ::)
Warren
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DUCK WARREN !!!!!!!! ;D
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even 50k's would be a generous assumption warren he-he-he ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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i have been gathering gas tanks but im going straight gas...
i did have twin 70L (fill) tanks but someone bought that mini van that i mentioned months ago that i had a accident in. they wanted the gas setup for it as they intended to put it back on the road. so i was back too one.
so a cousin that i have been helping out gave me a free tank (80-90L fill) and i don't see how they cannot be put underneath???
plenty of height under the beddies compared to some of the cars i see getting around with tanks behind the back axle that are almost touching the ground...
i was going to fit the larger one where the petrol tank was and then relocate the battery and put the smaller there...
are we saying that could be illegal?
if it is i will have to go with plane B (if i have to have them inside the van) and have them under the double row of seats i plan too have in the back....
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hi able, why is it illegal to have them down the side, [underneath] but not across the back ? [underneath] is this just more stupidity from transport ? I may have to rethink a couple of ideas i am considering.
george
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Able
Talk to a gas conversion joint re positioning, I dont think either of those locations you mentioned are illegal so long as they have the sheilding.
But I'm no expert - so thats why I say tak to a conversion place.
Warren
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i will be doing that... i don't want them inside at all.
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hey guys in answer to the under slung tank i can answer you (i am a licensed gas fitter) according to my aus/nz standards the tank should be 200mm above ground level and must be 200mm from centre line of oe bumper or if no bar fitted then 200mm from body extremity hope this helps cheers Neil
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Or 200mm from new 350 chev engine mount ...Not Fitted Yet ,, :D ;D :D ;D
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Hey Merlin, are you still permited to have them inside the van?
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thanks Merlin!
one or two questions though....
how much of the work are you allowed to do your self?
what i mean is... can you re-date and mount the tanks and perhaps buy and mount the mixer and just get a fitter to run the copper, filler tube and wiring on a car that has previously never been fitted? or will they see this as a big no no and get all "im the bloody expert and i don't like you saving your self a $1000" on you?
and is there a specific size and thickness on the above floor plates? the ones you place on top of the floor and bolt over?
and is there a limit to how much gas you can run? can i say have the 90L, and 70L and perhaps put a donut tank or 60L round in the spare wheel area as well?
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hey able, unless you know your stuff i would spend the dollars and let the guys in the know do it, the last thing you want is to turn your van into a rolling time bomb. Thats just me mate i am a paranoid about gas. lol On the news last night LPG is now being taxed, 20% or so, when you add $2000 for install, gas could be as pricey as petrol soon, but it had to happen.
george
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they have been talking about gas going up for 20 years george.. ill belive it when i see it.. they waste that much of it anyway i dont see what the insentive would be to put it up? rather put it down to make use of it i think anyway.
ben
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hey benny, look at it this way, if governments gave a buga about green, & saving the planet, solar panels would be free to qld, rego for 4cyl cars would go down, not up, insulation would be free to all new buildings, and if they really wanted to stop pollution, they would order all companies with smoke stacks to install filters, to stop all that smoke going into the air, instead of charging them to plant trees. The whole thing is a load of crap, just a new way to tax us and put up cost. Trust me i'm not a greenie, would i install solar, Yes, but not when it is going to cost me close to $50,000 for the minimum system. I'm not sure what all the above has to do with LPG, but it was a chance for a rant on saving the planet. lol ;D hehe
george
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I checked the (current) tank I have In the back at the moment and it is 1000mm X about 370mm the tag says 97 litres.
Anyone have this size under the back?
derek
ps There is no wire going to the distributor to trigger the gas flow. Many people have said there is meant to be.
There is wire going to the coil but that's about it.
derek
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thats the wire. it goes to the dizzy via the coil.
ben
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I currently have the biggest legal size under the back of mine & it takes 62L of gas.
Rod
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hey rocket could we see some more photos of your van please