bluespanner Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Could I run my newly aquired disco on gas out of my tank at home? I assume I would need some sort of pump and would obviously need to pay tax as it is a road fuel. Anybody done this or would like to share ideas? Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 If you mean lpg I believe you can - assuming your Disco has an LPG conversion fitted. Pumps are available on Ebay. Not sure about the legal niceities, as it stands you can't use it on the road, I don't know if LPG has markers in it like they do with red diesel and central heating oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Bluddy lethal trying to get the gas/lpg out of the tank at home why risk your life? just go to a garage and buy LPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsr341 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 yep like some one said above its possable if you have the transfer pump , my neighbour used to do it with that set up . many years ago we used the red LPG bottles with a adaptor , turn bottle on its head and pour boiling water over it and it would transfer over to vehicle tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Bluddy lethal trying to get the gas/lpg out of the tank at homewhy risk your life? just go to a garage and buy LPG. Not with the right gear, any HVAC or refrigeration engineer would be able to do it using his recovery unit (small pump that recovers vapour and condenses it into liquid) which are available on line for not a lot of money.. I'm sure it breaks loads of laws though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Not with the right gear, any HVAC or refrigeration engineer would be able to do it using his recovery unit (small pump that recovers vapour and condenses it into liquid) which are available on line for not a lot of money............ And how long would that take to fill an 80 litre tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Doesnt need to be particularly quick as long as its cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Also you need a pump that will pump liquid to liquid, will a recovery pump do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cieranc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Sure there's something about it being quite illegal to tamper with domestic gas/lpg systems unless you're a corgi registered plumber. Something to do with a guy in Sunderland blowing up half his street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam300Tdi90 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 A mate of a mate of a mate.... (of course ) used to run his Taxi on half diesel/half (what he called) heating oil. Is heating oil basically diesel?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 A mate of a mate of a mate.... (of course ) used to run his Taxi on half diesel/half (what he called) heating oil. Is heating oil basically diesel?? Some grades are, but they contain a marker and it's VERY bad news if you're caught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticbadger Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Heating oil is just red diesel, sometimes of a lower grade. A mate of a guy I once met down the pub ran his recovery truck on heating oil for a month after he had his heating tank replaced and ended up with the old oil in drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Could I run my newly aquired disco on gas out of my tank at home? I assume I would need some sort of pump and would obviously need to pay tax as it is a road fuel.Anybody done this or would like to share ideas? Roland I remember some one telling me they did this or knew some that did.. they lived out side of the mains gas network, and had a big LPG tank next to their home (like this), then had a car pump fitted (by the gas suppliers) to it so they could run an lpg car. But because of the tax etc added it did not work out any cheaper that going to the local filling station.. but a lot easier if you live some where remote.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just hypothetically if you had a second fuel tank, as many LRs do, say with an underseat filler that wasn't obvious, could you fit a switchover and use red diesel (for strictly offroad use) and normal road fuel on the road? If the lovely customs and excise chap pulled you would they think to test both tanks? Would it be legal to have such a set up anyway? Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco_al Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 most of them now pull the fuel from the filter, rather than dipping the tanks. they caught onto the twin tank setup a few years ago, IIRC when the prices went silly before (and we protested and the country ran dry of fuel - strange no one has done the same since though.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well you never hear from anyone who's failed at filling their car from the heating gas supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Well you never hear from anyone who's failed at filling their car from the heating gas supply They're all sitting on clouds playing the harp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just hypothetically if you had a second fuel tank, as many LRs do, say with an underseat filler that wasn't obvious, could you fit a switchover and use red diesel (for strictly offroad use) and normal road fuel on the road?If the lovely customs and excise chap pulled you would they think to test both tanks? Would it be legal to have such a set up anyway? Will using RED in a road vehicle thats meant to use white [road diesel] is just asking for trouble, having a huge fine & the vehicle seized, haven't we got a long thread about red diesel use in here somewhere ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoarebag Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Just hypothetically if you had a second fuel tank, as many LRs do, say with an underseat filler that wasn't obvious, could you fit a switchover and use red diesel (for strictly offroad use) and normal road fuel on the road? Twin red and white tanks are not legal on any vehicle even a machine that runs on red genrally. If a vehicle is used for a task that uses red then moves to another job where white is used it must be fully cleaned out and re-bled with white with new filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reads90 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 using RED in a road vehicle thats meant to use white [road diesel] is just asking for trouble, having a huge fine & the vehicle seized, haven't we got a long thread about red diesel use in here somewhere ? Yeah we have but all done it , well i have run a 90 on it for ages , and a 405 for that matter. Used to buy Drums of red diesel from a mate and put it into the company 405 and put white diesel Company fuel in the 90 But that was years ago and now live in Aus where the fuel is chaep as chips so don't need to even think about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cieranc Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As above, red in one tank and white in another is very naughty. I reckon even naughtier than just using red. We have an old 6x6 Martian that runs on red diesel legally, as it's a winch motor classed as plant. Which got me thinking..... does Mr T. Hicap know of the potential of his newly acquired mobile workshop, the Burger Van? What with that large weldset generator......... surely that's plant???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Oh well, thats that idea scuppered then Shame as the ole 110 is spending lots of time working offroad nowadays. Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yeah we have but all done it , well i have run a 90 on it for ages , and a 405 for that matter. Used to buy Drums of red diesel from a mate and put it into the company 405 and put white diesel Company fuel in the 90 But that was years ago and now live in Aus where the fuel is chaep as chips so don't need to even think about that Do you live in Aus? when did that happen? you sure kept quiet about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Do you live in Aus? when did that happen? you sure kept quiet about that PMSL Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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