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no hes in waterloo but not in canada right? cause OMG if he was in the same town he has a new shop bitch!

They wanted 2000$ for a tranny rebuild and more for fixing the leaking cooler lines

 

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Propane actually runs cooler than gasoline. When done correctly, it gets about the same mileage. The Reality is, though, there is no effective way to properly run propane on a vehicle that is set up for dual fuel. You'll be making compromises. My father has been in the business of setting up vehicles to run on propane for over 20 years, so I am familiar with it.

 

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really rax? I am just trying to learn and find out as much as i can about LPG powered cars then can you tell me how to get my car to start best in the winter in propane mode?

 

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They wanted 2000$ for a tranny rebuild and more for fixing the leaking cooler lines

That's insane. You can get a CPT or a Goodwrench tranny for that or a little more. I suggest you continue to shop around some.

 

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I had a car and a truck converted to run propane/gasoline. I think it was around 1980 when I had it done. It was right after the second Arab embargo.

My car was a 77 Buick Park Ave and my truck was a 78 GMC Silverado 454 engine. It cost about $1000 back then to convert, I was living in Washington State at the time. The truck had an 80 gallon tank and the car had a 30 gallon tank. Back then, if I remember right, gas was $1.40 per gallon and propane was $.49 per gallon. MPG was slightly less with propane. Both vehicles had carburetors.

Where the tank was in the trunk of the car I had to have a propane detector. You could go a long way between fillups. By just flipping a switch and pulling a lever you could change from propane to gas, on the fly.

When I moved back east propane was at least $1.00 per gallon more and hard to find bulk plants.

I can remember changing the oil at 10,000 miles and the oil would be as clean as the day you put it in the engine. Propane does not have the lubricating properties that gasoline does. I know the truck bent a valve, whether it was from the propane I don't know.

I used to pull a 40 ft. 5th wheel travel trailer, which was a pretty good load. I can remember the truck backfired and popped through the carb. It melted down the carb. I changed the carb, wires and plugs and never had a problem again. Kind of scary though.

I eventually got rid of the vehicles. I took both systems off and not too many years ago they went to the dump.

Now with duel fuel and fuel injection, I am sure things are different.

Anyways

Tom C.

 

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Originally posted by LT1KICKER:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> They wanted 2000$ for a tranny rebuild and more for fixing the leaking cooler lines

That's insane. You can get a CPT or a Goodwrench tranny for that or a little more. I suggest you continue to shop around some. </font>[/QUOTE]I think the level one CPT is 1400...

and a Mr Goodwrench is about the same...

 

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whats good about the CPT 1 tranny? is it anything a local tranny builder can not do? whats special about it?

 

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Originally posted by rogers9c1:
really rax? I am just trying to learn and find out as much as i can about LPG powered cars then can you tell me how to get my car to start best in the winter in propane mode?

From my experience, they were almost never a problem to start in winter. The odd time the converter would frost up, then you just pour warm water over it and wait a couple minutes. This was in Edmonton, where things get pretty darn cold -- colder than out here in Ontario.

 

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well i have noticed with my car in propane mode the car cranks and cranks and maybe i will give it a blip of the throttle and she starts. but if i turn the car off and start it again it takes just a flick of the key and shes on what could i do to solve that prob?

 

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Having owned two propane / gas vehicles, I would bring it to a bulk propane station that installs conversions and have them look it over. Your problem could be something very minor that they could spot. Your car should start instantly while running on propane.

Tom C.

 

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the one catch about that is that the cars tranny is in the trunk so that it going ot have to wait for a little while

 

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Originally posted by rogers9c1:
whats good about the CPT 1 tranny? is it anything a local tranny builder can not do? whats special about it?

the 4L60E, and 4L60(700R4) are pretty much the ONLY units he deals with. So he knows them very well. He knows what's gonna work, and what won't. I bet you he pays better attension to detail, and what parts are in it(he knows which parts work, and why), than your local guy. Way, WAY to many horror stories about local rebuilds that get trashed in short order, do to shady parts, or a lack of detail in the clearances.

Do I think a CPT is the BEST unit out there? Hell no. I'm sure many other places put out a great 4L60E. But at the prices his units are, and the value Shane offer's, with a pretty good rep. It's pretty hard to beat.

BUT, you have to make your own desision. Do not buy his unit because your basing it on ME. look at his site, talk to him. Search his rep, and I think that will speak for itself. So, SO many times this year i have almost bought a Level 2. But this 160,000 mile trans from my caddy jus keeps going(knock on wood). I thought it was toast 10,000 miles ago. But it has been brought back to life by voodoo & luck.

 

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well i had my caprice sent to the tranny shop today i decided not to go with CPT just because if some thing went wrong its MUCH more of a hassle to have the tranny removed and shiped down there. atleast this way if some thing ****s up i have some one to bitch at in person its going to get a 3year 60000kms warranty so that should be good and it came from aamco transmissions its a BIG company up here and I will be talking with the builder to build me a more tough tranny dont know when i will get it back....dont even know how i am going ot pay for it lol

 

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Originally posted by rogers9c1:
it came from aamco transmissions its a BIG company up here and I will be talking with the builder to build me a more tough tranny dont know when i will get it back....dont even know how i am going ot pay for it lol

Hopefully your Canadian AAMCO Transmission Company isn't like it's American Counterpart, as if it is, Personally I would run the other way FAST!!! Our AAMCO's are notorious for junk work,Price Gouging, cause damage to a vehicle just so that they could repair it.
Read some Consumer Complaints here:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/aamco.htm
http://www.complaints.com/june2002/complaintoftheday.june6.20.htm
http://www.complaints.com/january2003/complaintoftheday.january8.21.htm
Serval more can be found by just Googling them
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=AAMCO+Transmission+Complaints

 

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ohh god i hope we have better shops up here we will find out

 

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Originally posted by rogers9c1:
ohh god i hope we have better shops up here we will find out

I take it this is the Shop you are taking it to??
http://www.aamco.com/waterlooregion/index.html
Haven't found anything on them, but I have found complaints about these Canadian AAMCO's
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/102/RipOff0102470.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/110/RipOff0110080.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/091/RipOff0091845.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/068/RipOff0068473.htm
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/001/RipOff0001969.htm
Definately looks like AAMCO has the same practices regardless of what side of the Border they are on

Good Luck with Your's , but Honestly I wouldn't leave a Service Tech alone with your car, let alone leaving your car unattended in their parking lot as well(Yep caught a Service Tech sliding out from under my car, and my Father's car, at two seperate locations, with the incidents 3 or 4yrs apart from each other

).

 

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omg great! and yes thats where the car is at the waterloo one...I dont give a **** if some thing goes wrong they are going to be fixing it and if some thing goes wrong twice i want my money back! maybe i should have looked into this more well you live and you learn i just hope things go good with the build

 

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Originally posted by rogers9c1:
omg great! and yes thats where the car is at the waterloo one...I dont give a **** if some thing goes wrong they are going to be fixing it and if some thing goes wrong twice i want my money back! maybe i should have looked into this more well you live and you learn i just hope things go good with the build

Sorry Rog, wasn't trying to upset you when I posted any of it! Just was trying to give a Forum Bro the Heads-up on a Company that was a Nightmare for myself,my Family, and some of my friend's as well! Honestly I hope that place is one of the Rare ones that will do a Customer Right, weither with the Build,Repairs, or a Refund if it doesn't work out. The Local ones around me were like trying to get blood from a Turnip, when it came to getting money back.
The one time it did happen here, was when an Employee was going to leave the Company anyways, gave my Father back the $300 for the Scam Check. Ofcourse the Tow bill was still $200 to get the car back home, after the Trans was burnt up due to a Crushed Cooler Line that left us stranded part-way to Cali

 

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I wish you luck Roger9C1

 

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no no not upset at all. Things have been going great so far real nice guys I talked with the owner of the shop and he seems to be a stand up guy but who knows the car should be ready they said maybe sat and if not monday I told them no rush because this is not my DD so lets just hope things go alright Thanks for the heads up tho man! i was going ot go ahead and tell them to put a shift kit in but they wanted 300 for the shift kit plus a two hours more labour so i said naa I will have one done down the line

The car is going to have a one year 20000km parts and labour warranty and a 3 months electronic parts warranty