MEP Bi-Fuel (Diesel & Natural Gas) Conversion?

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Has anybody looked at / done a bi-fuel (diesel and natural gas) conversion?

http://www.gfs-corp.com/industry.php/bifuel/

I have a MEP-806B with the 6.8 liter John Deere engine & there is a specific application for this engine:

http://www.gfs-corp.com/industry.php/bifuel/appguide/

John Deere GFS Kit #6068T EVO-1500

I have contacted several of the distributors & so far, I have one quote north of $26k.

Has anybody looked at any other solutions?

From what I've read, about 70% of the fuel supply can be replaced by natural gas & the conversion process is non-invasive: the system can still run on 0% to 70% NG, so you can disconnect the genset from the NG line & go walkabout with it (running 100% diesel), then return to bi-fuel operation when stationary.

I'm just speculating that running 70% NG might also help with the "wet stacking" problems diesel gensets can encounter when running at much less than their rated loads.

Thoughts?

Thanks!!

Franko

 

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Unless you have an abundance of natural gas for pennies, the conversion wouldn't be worth it in my opinion. The diesel engine allows for a very wide array of fuel sources.

Wet stacking problem occurs in engines of all regular fuel types. The issue might be reduced some with using natural gas, but would still need to be loaded down from time to time in order to clean it out.