Thread: How fast should a Defender go?

Originally Posted by Stephen Price

There are also some threads in hear about Gas Fumigation in deisels.
Definately worth looking into.
JD is looking at it now.

There are some very big risks involved with that. Make sure you hear both sides of the story before commiting your engine and cash.

Just returned from toowoomba, went north along the A3,,
great piece of road,, sat on 3 grand for the best part of an hour,,,

accelerates quite well from there too---

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

great piece of road,, sat on 3 grand for the best part of an hour,,,

is that how long a tank of petrol lasts ?

Originally Posted by Dougal

There are some very big risks involved with that. Make sure you hear both sides of the story before commiting your engine and cash.

Hi Dougal,

Interesting comment. I am planning to have a dieselgas sytem fitted, but have not heard of any downside. I would like to know before I spend my money, or worse still, cause problems in my lovely 300 engine.

Do you have any further info on the downside please?

Thanks,

Paul

Originally Posted by duncanw

is that how long a tank of petrol lasts ?

how can I tell you own a diesel??

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

how can I tell you own a diesel??

actually mines a V8 as well, just never been brave enough to let it sit on 3 grand for an hour

You know you want to

Originally Posted by Wilbur

Hi Dougal,

Interesting comment. I am planning to have a dieselgas sytem fitted, but have not heard of any downside. I would like to know before I spend my money, or worse still, cause problems in my lovely 300 engine.

Do you have any further info on the downside please?

Thanks,

Paul

In the right (wrong) conditions the LPG can detonate instead of burning with the diesel. The result is a lot more engine stress and wear. With any diesel fueling moe you also need to keep an eye on exhaust gas temperature. Fit a guage if you haven't already and consider oil analysis to keep you informed on engine wear.

There are a lot of happy people running diesel/lpg systems without problems, but there are also horror stories and a lot of hype. Do as much research as you can. The yanks call it propane fumigation.