A time bomb?
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A time bomb?
Whose seen this little 2CV van on ebay?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW
602cc, with a turbo charger, running on LPG!
A seperate burner for a hot water heating system, I hope the gas cylinder in the photo is for that and not the LPG!
Imagine this in a crash if it doesn't have all the safety valves, looks a bit too DIY for me, bit of a prang in Sainsburys car park and you've blown up the coffee shop!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW
602cc, with a turbo charger, running on LPG!
A seperate burner for a hot water heating system, I hope the gas cylinder in the photo is for that and not the LPG!
Imagine this in a crash if it doesn't have all the safety valves, looks a bit too DIY for me, bit of a prang in Sainsburys car park and you've blown up the coffee shop!!!
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It doesn't matter whether that cylinder does just the heating or the whole system, brass valves are very easy to knock off the end of cylinders and it could happen in a collision.
My Dad tells a story about a welder he knew at a ship yard who knocked over an oxygen bottle on a frosty morning. Apparently the valve broke off cleanly and the bottle became a rocket which went straight through the side of the building he was working in, luckilly nobody was hurt.
My Dad tells a story about a welder he knew at a ship yard who knocked over an oxygen bottle on a frosty morning. Apparently the valve broke off cleanly and the bottle became a rocket which went straight through the side of the building he was working in, luckilly nobody was hurt.
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It's worrying that the gas cylinder is laying on its side. Unless its one specifically designed for the job,like a black-rimmed forklift cylinder, this too is dangerous as liquid gas cam escape from the valve. LPG must always be carried and used with the valve uppermost at all times. Also I would not rely on that little chain to keep it from exiting stage-left in an emergency...
The pharse "deathtrap" comes to mind looking at this vehicle...
The pharse "deathtrap" comes to mind looking at this vehicle...
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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by citrojim</i>
It's worrying that the gas cylinder is laying on its side. Unless its one specifically designed for the job,like a black-rimmed forklift cylinder, this too is dangerous as liquid gas cam escape from the valve. LPG must always be carried and used with the valve uppermost at all times. Also I would not rely on that little chain to keep it from exiting stage-left in an emergency...
The pharse "deathtrap" comes to mind looking at this vehicle...
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Spot on, The forklift cylinders have a special valve with a pick up hose inside the cylinder, They also have a direction arrow spray painted on the end of the cylinder.
The direction arrow is to show where abouts the cylinder should be layed on its side so the pick works correctly & safely.
The cylinder in this car is a forklift bottle, But its NOT fitted correctly, The direction bottom arrow is pointing towards 9 o'clock.
Gas cylinders ( Unless its a forklift bottle ) should NEVER be used unless they are standing upright, They should also be stored upright at all times.
It's worrying that the gas cylinder is laying on its side. Unless its one specifically designed for the job,like a black-rimmed forklift cylinder, this too is dangerous as liquid gas cam escape from the valve. LPG must always be carried and used with the valve uppermost at all times. Also I would not rely on that little chain to keep it from exiting stage-left in an emergency...
The pharse "deathtrap" comes to mind looking at this vehicle...
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Spot on, The forklift cylinders have a special valve with a pick up hose inside the cylinder, They also have a direction arrow spray painted on the end of the cylinder.
The direction arrow is to show where abouts the cylinder should be layed on its side so the pick works correctly & safely.
The cylinder in this car is a forklift bottle, But its NOT fitted correctly, The direction bottom arrow is pointing towards 9 o'clock.
Gas cylinders ( Unless its a forklift bottle ) should NEVER be used unless they are standing upright, They should also be stored upright at all times.
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That Turbo conversion looks awsome-not sure about the rest of it though. If I bought that, I would remove that heating system or improve it if it was going to be handy, get the LPG conversion fully checked out at a specialist converters, and build in some sort of reinforcement and impact protection to any dangerous cannisters. I wonder how you go about putting a Turbo on a 2cv like that-it looks good because the compression turbine joins directly onto the carb with no other pipes- the exhaust end would be the tricky bit to build I should imagine. Ummm might have to try it if I ever get another 2cv.