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    Expert advise on diesel propane fumigation

    Thanks again for all the responses guys. I have talked with a couple of salesmen and heard reports from other companies who have bought the GM trucks with the 8.1 liquid injection. It is a step in the right direction. The problem that I have is everytime I do an economic analysis the $$$'s...
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    Expert advise on diesel propane fumigation

    j2bprometheus, I actually looked into that engine. Funny thing is that nobody within 3 states radius of me knew anything about it. I actually ended up being directed to Cummins corporate. At that point I found out that the propane 5.9 didn't make enough torque to lug around one of my...
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    Expert advise on diesel propane fumigation

    Thanks guys, That's the kind of info I am looking for. I know the ISB engine is a tank build wise. As far as I know it's all iron, so hopefully no aluminum worries. Seems to me that the first thing to go with the increased pressure would be the head gaskets since they would seem to be the...
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    Expert advise on diesel propane fumigation

    Thanks for the responses. I have read another thread posted here concerning fumigation so I had heard of the colliding pressure waves. I guess my real area of confusion is how the damage occurrs? I can understand if it is due to excessive heat. But since I haven't seen abnormal egt's is it...
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    Expert advise on diesel propane fumigation

    Hi all, Hopefully someone with a good deal of experience in dealing with lp and diesel systems can clarify things for me here. First let me say that I work for a propane dealer, so my interest in propane fumigation is from an economic standpoint. I have seen propane work well in our medium...

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