shetlandcars Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 where can I get LPG in Shetland apart from J&K Andersons?just to see what others are chargingdoes highland fuels have a pump at the gremister junction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteritsoxter Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 As far as I keen Shetland gas supplies do or will shortly will be keepin LPG.Du could try dem tae finn oot for sure aboot it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 ok ta, seems there arent many suppliers and what there is means conversion isnt worthwhile SGS is too far off my usual route to make a visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 buy a convertor nozzle and buy large cylinders of gas from paul at st magnus bay hotel or rearo and work out the tax due if you are totally honest not your fault there are no gas pumps in shetland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted October 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 isnt lpg used in vehicles a propane and butane mixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 it used to be propane but now with the world in the grip of a greed factor they may have changed but it would still burn ok as does the modern petrol ethanl mix we use in petrol engines except it destroyes old type seals and washers in some vehicles and tends to rot the tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~The_Car_In_Front~ Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 My Dad has a Gas conversion on his car but can only fill up when he is away South nowadays as J&K have given up selling autogas. It is just normal Propane. You would need an adapter to get the Gas out of a normal propane cylinder, the cylinder would need to be upside down and higher that the filler nozzle and you would probably not get much in the tank. Unless you have a compressor you can rig up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandcars Posted October 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 it seems that standard propane is indeed suitable for auto gas, however by the time you factor in the cost of a gas bottle in shetland and the effort to pump it out into the car and the dross you get in the bottom of the bottles causing reliability issues its not worth the hastle, even before paying the vat man. Its maybe suitable if you have a large gas tank for heating your house and have a take off from that, im sure the bulk gas cost would come down. perhaps the new gas plant at sullom will be a source of cheaper gas in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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