CMP Diesel Conversions???

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Years back, Brian Kitcher in the UK fitted a Ford 4-cyl (Trader? Don´t know exact type) in his F60S-LAAT. While it was a succesfull conversion, he has since converted it back to Ford V8 (admittedly, a post-war French Flathead).

Have you considered fitting an LPG system?

Yes he did McSpool and a huge job it was as I recall for the Ford D Series lump. There was an amount of new fabrication needed including the engine sump (oil pan) and I made up a 6V solid state regulator for the instruments.

Whilst it ran well, you needed two pairs of ear defenders in series aiding. . . . . . . . . . .

The French flathead proves to be a far "nicer" engine than the original and reports suggest the increased power and torque to be very apparent.

As for LPG, there is not such a huge advantage here since the UK Govt taxes it almost as heavily as petrol (gas); by law you have to fit an approved pressure tank and very few garages dispense the stuff.

I can say that my friends LR101 goes well on propane and it represents a saving, however, the tank is a fairly huge cylinder and affords surprisingly little mileage, probably a half or even less than that compared to the same volume of petrol.

R.