Quick Q... LPG filling nozzels?

Just a quickie... (Oh Matron!)
Er.. what's the UK spec for the filling nozzles for LPG kits? Is it some
sort of bayonet fitting? Just wondering as I'm putting together a DIY jobby
from bits. My local scrap yard has two Jeeps with LPG kits but one seem to
have a fine threaded filler at, I would guess, 8mm? The other was threaded,
but I couldn't be sure it was the same size as it was partly burred.
Are these STD UK spec. or can I get an adapter or something?
Thanks! Toby

The filler on our Discovery is 8mm-ish and when we fill we use a screw in
adaptor. The other end is a bayonet fitting which goes on the pump nozzle.
The only other one we hace come across is a very large screw fitting but
that was at a calor dealer for filling bottles.
Richard


"TVS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Just a quickie... (Oh Matron!)
> Er.. what's the UK spec for the filling nozzles for LPG kits? Is it some
> sort of bayonet fitting? Just wondering as I'm putting together a DIY
> jobby
> from bits. My local scrap yard has two Jeeps with LPG kits but one seem to
> have a fine threaded filler at, I would guess, 8mm? The other was
> threaded,
> but I couldn't be sure it was the same size as it was partly burred.
> Are these STD UK spec. or can I get an adapter or something?
> Thanks! Toby
>
>

On or around Wed, 2 Feb 2005 11:37:00 -0000, "TVS"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Just a quickie... (Oh Matron!)
>Er.. what's the UK spec for the filling nozzles for LPG kits? Is it some
>sort of bayonet fitting? Just wondering as I'm putting together a DIY jobby
>from bits. My local scrap yard has two Jeeps with LPG kits but one seem to
>have a fine threaded filler at, I would guess, 8mm? The other was threaded,
>but I couldn't be sure it was the same size as it was partly burred.
>Are these STD UK spec. or can I get an adapter or something?
>Thanks! Toby
>

The standard retail pump fitting is a Bayonet, yeah. Some kits use small
bore pipe (8mm bore, might be) for the bit from the filler to the tank.
Others use approx 12mm bore and flexible hose. The latter is better, fills
faster.

There are 2 kinds of adapter, too - the small threaded one looks puny to me,
unless it can be supported not on the thread; it'll also make for very slow
filling. The ones I have are approx 20mm diameter (I could probably work
out what thread they are) and more solid-looking - I've seen the built-in
bayonet fittings with this thread inside the end for fitting an adapter.

The other connector with the big screw thread is an ACME screw thread, and
is the older style one. I still have this on my private tank, but I've not
seen one on a retail outlet for ages, other than in Eire where they're
standard.


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> The standard retail pump fitting is a Bayonet, yeah. Some kits use small
> bore pipe (8mm bore, might be) for the bit from the filler to the tank.
> Others use approx 12mm bore and flexible hose. The latter is better,
fills
> faster.
>
> There are 2 kinds of adapter, too - the small threaded one looks puny to
me,
> unless it can be supported not on the thread; it'll also make for very
slow
> filling. The ones I have are approx 20mm diameter (I could probably work
> out what thread they are) and more solid-looking - I've seen the built-in
> bayonet fittings with this thread inside the end for fitting an adapter.

So, if they have more than one type in the yard I should go for a 20mm diam
one? But for ether, I'd need to buy an adaptor to be able to plug in the
bayonet fitting from the 'pump'. These are easy to come by?
Thanks! Toby

On or around Fri, 4 Feb 2005 01:06:57 -0000, "TVS"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>> The standard retail pump fitting is a Bayonet, yeah. Some kits use small
>> bore pipe (8mm bore, might be) for the bit from the filler to the tank.
>> Others use approx 12mm bore and flexible hose. The latter is better,
>fills
>> faster.
>>
>> There are 2 kinds of adapter, too - the small threaded one looks puny to
>me,
>> unless it can be supported not on the thread; it'll also make for very
>slow
>> filling. The ones I have are approx 20mm diameter (I could probably work
>> out what thread they are) and more solid-looking - I've seen the built-in
>> bayonet fittings with this thread inside the end for fitting an adapter.
>
>So, if they have more than one type in the yard I should go for a 20mm diam
>one? But for ether, I'd need to buy an adaptor to be able to plug in the
>bayonet fitting from the 'pump'. These are easy to come by?
>Thanks! Toby
>

LPG suppliers have adapters. However, you can also get a filler which
mounts into the body (presuming enough space behind the panel) and has the
bayonet thing built-in, recessed inside the body. very neat. Then you only
need an adapter for going to France (and maybe Italy, too) or a different
one for going to Eire.
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