When to switch from propane to gasoline in Ford F150?
When to switch from propane to gasoline in Ford F150?
The Compuvalve was not the same one sold to the aftermarket, although some attempts were made to adapt. The GFI system was designed as to automatically switch from propane to gasoline when the approximate LPG volume was around 3 gallons. This was done to prevent the running lean if forced on LPG which would damage the catalyst.
Can a GFI system be switched to propane while driving?
If you start a cold engine and immediately pour the coal to it the pressure drops in the vapourizer and the system immediately returns to gas. Once it does this Ford programmed the system to stay on gas until the next engine start. You cannot switch a GFI system to propane while driving.
What kind of computer does a Ford F150 use?
They used the GFI system which was integrated into the Ford OBD 2 computer system. The Ford computer was flashed to communicate with the GFI Compuvalve. The Compuvalve was not the same one sold to the aftermarket, although some attempts were made to adapt.
What kind of propane does a Ford F150 use?
I was just checking out a Ford forum and came across a posting about problematic factory conversions. Specifically, they were the 2001-2003 7700 F150 with 5.4L and automatics. Apparently, they had to be shut down to change back and forth between gasoline and propane and would not restart.
If you start a cold engine and immediately pour the coal to it the pressure drops in the vapourizer and the system immediately returns to gas. Once it does this Ford programmed the system to stay on gas until the next engine start. You cannot switch a GFI system to propane while driving.
When do you switch from propane to gasoline?
The GFI system was designed as to automatically switch from propane to gasoline when the approximate LPG volume was around 3 gallons. This was done to prevent the running lean if forced on LPG which would damage the catalyst. What this did was to limit the use of propane, already not all that great.
They used the GFI system which was integrated into the Ford OBD 2 computer system. The Ford computer was flashed to communicate with the GFI Compuvalve. The Compuvalve was not the same one sold to the aftermarket, although some attempts were made to adapt.
