Question about buying a New [Used] Truck! (this is a repair question)

Deksam
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:24:39 +0000
Power/Fuel

Hey all! My old Audi A4 looks to be going south and I’ve opted to get a nice used truck to take its place. I found this pretty great deal on a 97 f-150, it looks great, low-ish miles, but the thing that really worries my wife is that this old truck was used on an Oil Field and it has a Propane conversion in it so that it can use both gas and propane as fuel. (I thought it was pretty cool, she, does not.)

Her father worked on an oil field and has some horror stories of “back in the day” (1997) where they had mishaps with these propane tanks in the back of these trucks. (gas leaking, trucks dying trying to use propane, no major explosions as far as I can recall :D)

Needless to say she wants them removed. I like the truck, but is it going to cost me an arm and a leg to remove these propane tanks and whatever they put on the engine for this conversion?

I asked my local mechanic and he says he’s never dealt with a conversion and has no idea. He said to check with a mechanic that deals with conversions. I’ve tried checking around for some places in my area (houston) that deal specifically with conversions and I’m having a hard time finding them.

All help is appreciated

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