Can a LP engine be used in a man lift?
Can a LP engine be used in a man lift?
You are not alone. Neighbor has a man lift with what is basically a Ford 4 cylinder overhead cam industrial version of the Pinto engine. It’s old, but new enough that it has a computer and no distributor. Only the LP side is used.
Why does my LP forklift not start up?
A “fuel” problem on an LP forklift (slant 6) got the best of me for several days till I finally figured out it was the Accel super duper coil I installed about 4 weeks prior, so it’d have a nice hot spark……yea right…..pile of junk.
What does J stand for on Ford engine?
The suffix portion, “J,” is a part change indicator, with “J’ identifying the tenth modification of this particular part. “A” identifies the first modification. The third and fourth position of the casting number prefix are the most important when identifying Ford industrial engines.
Which is better an LP or a forklift?
Oh and the gas side of the manlift hasnt been used in so many years its all gummed up and bad old gas etc, not even going to try to mess with that. Like the LP better as we have a liquid fill on our bulk tank and fill our own forklift bottles.
You are not alone. Neighbor has a man lift with what is basically a Ford 4 cylinder overhead cam industrial version of the Pinto engine. It’s old, but new enough that it has a computer and no distributor. Only the LP side is used.
What kind of engines are used in forklifts?
Thousands of Ford 172/192 engines have been sold around the world. This industrial engine is used in many application including Hyster forklifts, wood chippers, amusement park trains and other industrial applications. With the exception of head gasket sealing problems the Ford 172 and 192 engines have few weaknesses.
A “fuel” problem on an LP forklift (slant 6) got the best of me for several days till I finally figured out it was the Accel super duper coil I installed about 4 weeks prior, so it’d have a nice hot spark……yea right…..pile of junk.
Oh and the gas side of the manlift hasnt been used in so many years its all gummed up and bad old gas etc, not even going to try to mess with that. Like the LP better as we have a liquid fill on our bulk tank and fill our own forklift bottles.
