Propane conversion. By bobthetechguy (Read 2,632 times)

[mike6736]

I love a good steak once in a while, big garden salad and rid-eye steak and I am happy...

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[bobthetechguy]

Ok guys let's stay on track here. How should I go about the throttle? Most of the applications for propane I see Is for engines running at a steady rpm, and not changing as much as you would on a bike., although since the bike is spare sitting in my garage I have tinker time to deal with figuring out a part that would work

[FlyingBlindOnARocketCycle]

Nov 24, 2013 20:51:19 GMT -6 bobthetechguy said:

Ok guys let's stay on track here. How should I go about the throttle? Most of the applications for propane I see Is for engines running at a steady rpm, and not changing as much as you would on a bike., although since the bike is spare sitting in my garage I have tinker time to deal with figuring out a part that would work

 The only thing that comes immediately to mind would be to somehow incorporate a stove dial (the thingy that adjusts the flame) into the throttle. Maybe via a shortened throttle cable, a cam on the dial and a return spring on the cam to bring the throttle back down. I'm guessing that sort of valve would provide more control over the gas flow than a simple paddle valve.

[bobthetechguy]

WEll I never got around to even trying a propane conversion, I decided to just keep it simple and use premium gasoline during the week, and 100 octane sunoco race fuel on the weekends.Man this scoot runs like a bat out of hell on that fuel,but its 8 bucks a gallon where I live.( and its a 40 mile drive just to go get it)