Steve in SoCal
Titanium
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2006
I have a Taylor Dunn cart with an Onan Elite 140 engine that wont idle. The engine and its carburetor seem to be extinct, a few places say they have a carb for 300+ dollars. This thing is destined to be used inside so a propane conversion is the way to go.
In looking for a conversion kit the ones offered for small engines seem to be designed for generators and engines that run at steady speed. The kits are mainly a vaporizer, and gas tube that attaches to the airbox. On a forklift burning propane how is load sensed and what mechanism enriches the fuel delivery? I have run the engine with a weed burner stuck in the carb but gasoline is still providing off idle enrichment. I have the room to make a manifold if needed for a propane carb if a direct fit is not possible.
Steve
In looking for a conversion kit the ones offered for small engines seem to be designed for generators and engines that run at steady speed. The kits are mainly a vaporizer, and gas tube that attaches to the airbox. On a forklift burning propane how is load sensed and what mechanism enriches the fuel delivery? I have run the engine with a weed burner stuck in the carb but gasoline is still providing off idle enrichment. I have the room to make a manifold if needed for a propane carb if a direct fit is not possible.
Steve