is it possible to fuel a l.p.g. car from a gas bottle and is it legal?

Question

I have a l.p.g. fitted to my car but there is a shortage of filling stations that stock l.p.g.is there some way that it can be taken from a standard l.p.g. gas bottle and put in my car i think its under pressure so would i need a pump and where would i get the pipe and nozzle from hope someone can help thanks longdong

Answer 1

Yes it's legal to power a vehicle with LPG. I've seen many vehicles with it but the majority was trucks. It's a little dangerous to fill the bottle yourself. the Best way is to use dual fuel. gasoline and LPG. For the LPG, you use a 50# or 100# bottle in the trunk or truck bed but you must get it filled at an LGP filling station.

I had to reply after reading some of the other answers. First it's totally legal. I've personally seen cars with standard 100# LPG bottles installed in the trunk and the cars ran fine. I've also personally seen trucks with 100# LPG bottles installed in the bed and again they ran fine. Talk to someone from Louisiana, they will tell you about many of the vehicles there powered by LPG.
I was in Amsterdam a few years ago and got a ride in a taxi, a Chevrolet Caprice. Since most of the other taxis I saw were European made, I started talking to the taxi driver and asking about his taxi being an American made car. He told me the car was fueled by propane (LPG) and showed me the gas cylinder in the trunk. It was a standart 100# LPG cylinder, the same as those sold at Tractor Supply, Lowe's, Home Depot and other heating supply stores.
If you do go this route, be VERY VERY careful. You're playing with dynamite.

Answer 2

Yes it can be done BUT it is not a diy job. William s is correct in that you cannot use a standard gas bottle. Forklifts etc use a bottle with a different tap.On standard gas bottles the regulator which controls the gas pressure is connected directly to the gas bottle, on a car the regulator is situated near the engine therefore you would need high pressure pipework between the gas bottle and the existing regulator under the bonnet. LPG is liquid under pressure but reverts to gas after passing through the regulator. which is also heated by the cars cooling system to assist the process. Having worked on LPG and CNG (compressed natural gas) systems I would strongly recommend you seek professional advice first!

Answer 3

I don't think fuel duty is charged on bottled gas because it is not for road use. I think using bottled LPG in a road vehicle would be regarded in a similar manner to using red diesel, though I have no idea how if it could be proved.

On the technical side you would need a very large gas bottle and a very small tank or a pump to properly fill the car's tank to the correct pressure. Either way this can be very dangerous.

I have often wondered why LPG cars do not simply use exchangeable cylinders (duty paid of course) instead of permanent tanks like fork lift trucks do for example.

Answer 4

Its possible to transfer gas from a bottle to a car tank, if you have ever tried filling one of those clear plastic cigarette lighters you will see exactly how its transferred. However I would not recommend that you try it on your car without the proper equipment, I believe the filler nozzles are offered on the net and I have heard of someone filling his car from a gas central heating tank on his property, using one of those nozzles. BUT be warned a gust of wind rustling a nylon shirt can create enough static to ignite a gaseous mixture, as can a host of other reactions, so I would strongly advise against attempting fuel/gas transfer yourself, a gas explosion has to be seen to be believed.

Answer 5

Lpg Transfer Pump

Answer 6

LPG is incorporates by and large a blend of propane and butane. Petrol/gasoline has Benzene. It calls for much less volume of benzene (a million.2percentvol) to burn compared to propane (a million.7percentvol) OR butane (a million.3percentvol, a million.6% when you're in the U. S.). Even decrease than a blend of propane and butane. To keep LPG it needs to be cooled down and compressed to maintain it as a liquid. besides the undeniable fact that, there's a great stability in having a heavy LPG cylinder on your trunk because the load would aspect into gasoline intake. an effective interest will be using stee-carbon fibre cylinders. besides the undeniable fact that it is pricey. maximum hybrid petrol-lpg engine conversion gadgets makes use of both gasoline at diverse operating cycle of the engine. E.g. end and bypass traffice would trust in petrol and coasting would use LPG. Petrol would decrease in if there is major stress drop in LPG line. hence, it is really suggested that you're taking care of using your petrol tank and bypass for the LPG-Petrol hybrid conversions.

Answer 7

Yes it is possible
you can fuel your car from a lpg bottle easy and its 100% safe just don't try dozy lpg transfer use a proper lpg transfer pump.
Or u can even fill your car with home lpg supply with a lpg pump and home gas supply is cheaper then lpg bottle gas.

now how u can do that go on internet and buy a electric ac or dc powered lpg pump if u are healthy enough u can buy a manual one hand operated and u can safely transfer lpg from bottle to your car tank or from home gas supply to car tank.
here are few links from where u can buy a lpg transfer pump


http://www.reliableengineers.net/lpg-transfer-pumps.php

Answer 8

It's not that much a matter of legality. The technical issues are at least as important. One of them being the type of gas suitable for the engine.

Answer 9

a friend of mine made up a connector hose and then connected a bottle to his vehicle tank set the bottle up high upside down so the liguid camwe out the vavle instead of vapour and after 4 or 5 hrs most of the liquid had transfered.a pump is quicker if you can find a small cheap one

Answer 10

taxies run on lpg coventry climax fork lifts run on it if duty is not paid on fuel it's an offence. calor gas heater connector to bottle is a pressure reducer get expert advice on fitting ancillary fuel input