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Apr 20th, 2014, 19:07 | #11 |
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I've purchased one of those for refuelling in the ROI. Very good item. It'll pay for itself on the first trip.
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May 12th, 2014, 14:55 | #12 |
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Do most motorway petrol stations do LPG?
Am picking up the dual fuel car on Wednesday 14th May and am driving , from London:
M40 North M42 M6 Toll M56 West A55 West The Thong: you mentioned an LPG garage in Bangor Can you tell me where it is please? You mention 200 miles range per LPG fill. is this the norm for a behind the rear seat tank in a 2L car? Thanks |
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here http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/M40 got me to here http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/Calor#Autogas_Ltd which for the A55 got me to here https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/53...!1m0!1m0?hl=en which is west bound only, but the nice thing is that the lat long is in link so can be cut and pasted to a csv file for uploading into Garmim Custom POIs I have no idea if the motorway LPG prices are arm and a leg but nice to know where it can be got Last edited by Calahonda52; May 12th, 2014 at 18:18. Reason: spelling |
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May 12th, 2014, 23:50 | #14 |
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I see to remember the BP station at Holywell on the A55, you can't miss it. It has a McDonalds next to it. There's also a Texaco on the Caernarfon Rd, Bangor.
I think one of the Shell Garages on the A55 do it too. TT
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May 18th, 2014, 12:38 | #16 | |
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It was about about 200 miles, allowing fro diversions to Nuneaton The tank has 80 L stamped on it and the cert says water capacity 80 L |
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May 18th, 2014, 19:57 | #17 |
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So 80ltr water capacity should give you a fill of 64ltr from empty
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May 19th, 2014, 15:11 | #18 |
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So was it not empty to take just 41 litres?. They did tell me that the gauge was a bit dopey, and the red light did come on on the thingy beside the gear shift.
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May 26th, 2014, 09:54 | #19 |
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How do you fit that adaptor?
The socket on the car has a bayonet fitting - surely the adaptor needs a bayonet too, a bit like the UK pump outlet? Or do you have to unscrew the entire filler, release the LPG, and screw in a new one? Does the adaptor come with its own valve? |
May 26th, 2014, 10:19 | #20 |
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Cliff, if u look here: http://www.mylpg.eu/adapters
you will see the different adaptors. The UK uses both ACME and Bayonet. Both thread into the threaded flange on the car and then the filling unit from the pump screws, in the ACME case, or half turns in the Bayonet case, onto the adaptor which now protrudes from the threaded flange on car. You then open and lock open the trigger on the filling unit. this releases a bit of gas into adaptor. You then go to the pump and press a button down, and keep it pressed for the duration of the the fill: u can decide amount as like liquid fuel, money or volume or if u wait for it to fill it will just stop, with no spill!!. I gather you only get one shot at the fill button, you must keep it down or else get garage to reset the counter. My first 'fill' was for 23 pence Once it is full or you are finished you release the button on the the pump and then release the trigger on the filling unit and unhook the filling unit off the adaptor and then unscrew the adaptor, which will be a tad cold. In the case of the bayonet adaptor, which I found tricky, you may have to use the filling unit to help unscrew the adaptor. Every garage I went to in UK expressed a preference, in writing, on the pump for the ACME adaptor. I only had the bayonet. What I don't know is if the filling unit will work with both ACME and Bayonet. Hope this helps Last edited by Calahonda52; May 26th, 2014 at 10:20. Reason: spellings |
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