LPG Tank

[disco95]

So does anyone have any ideas on where to put an lpg tank in a Disco 1. I'd like to keep the petrol tank, maybe exchange that for a sill tank and put the gas tank where the original petrol tank is?? Or are there any decent sill mounted LPG tanks?
Thanks guys

[LandyAndy]

Hi Disco 95
I was just watching the news,some poor bugga in a falcoon went up in smoke,he had just refueled his lpg,it started missing and backfiring and blew up.He has major burns but will be OK.The footage was awesome,much more intense than a normal car fire.
The firies on the report said the leak was in the cabin area,it was a sedan so the boot.
Perhaps the best is outside the body,IE underneath.LPG is pretty well available most places,so a small petrol tank is OK.If you are on an extended trip and towing a campervan or camper trailer there is no reason you cant have a long range petrol tank fitted on the trailer for areas where LPG is unavailable.
I have a 120 lt lpg tank behind the bulkhead in my 109 van,it was there when I bought it but having it in the cabin wouldnt be my first choice.
Andrew

[101RRS]

Options:

1. Big round LPG tank to replace main petrol tank and install auxilary petrol sill or rear guard tanks - rear ground clearance problems and limited petrol capacity.

2. Divers style linked LPG tanks to replace main petrol tank and install auxilary petrol sill or rear guard tanks - no rear ground clearance problems and but limited petrol and and reduced LPG capacity.

3. Divers style linked LPG tanks installed in the back on the cargo area floor inside the car. The main petrol tank remains - no rear ground clearance problems and but reduced LPG capacity. Reduced space in the rear cargo area - but still quite OK. Can still install long range and auxiliary petrol tanks.

The divers style linked LPG tanks have similar theoretical capacity as a big round tank but usuable fuel is less - cannot get as much fuel out of them.

Gazzz

[LRHybrid100]

shouldn't any tank mounted internally be vented to the outside of the vehicle? Hence the reason for running all cables / hoses through the tube from the tank and through the body?.

LRH

[CraigE]

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It was in Perth and he lit a cigarette inside the car and it was this that ignited the lpg. Obviously a leak in the system, maybe due to poor maintenance. Also possibly from the presure relief valve if it does not vent to the outside. I went out and had a look at my inside tank and bugger me it does not vent to the outside. That will be cahnged on my next break. This is a good reason to check your tanks.
From my experience you can usually actually get a bigger tank in the back of the vehicle, but compromise space. There are scuba type tanks that lay in parralell to one another across the floor and can have a false floor put on top only losing about 5-6 inches of space. These also maximise capacity by using most of the available space and not wasting much.

[sclarke]

LPG1 have 2 options.
1 is the scuba tanks in the back.
2 is 2 tanks where you fuel tank is and a Aux Petrol tank in the rear quarter.

Steve

[loanrangie]

Best solution is twin tanks in place of original tank and then twin sill tanks, this gives 70+ litrs useable lpg and 90 ltrs of petrol.
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[cewilson]

Originally posted by LRHybrid100
shouldn't any tank mounted internally be vented to the outside of the vehicle? Hence the reason for running all cables / hoses through the tube from the tank and through the body?.

LRH


My understanding was the the pressure release valve was actually in the trunk, mounted to face to the back of the vehicle???

I am talking about the vent valve, the place where most LPG tanks catch fire first!

[disco95]

Thanks loanrangie, that looks like a possible solution. I don't want the tanks in the vehicle, safety and load space issues. I would love to keep my vehicle but have a gnawing problem with the fuel economy.