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Posted by Roger on December 09, 2003 at 18:37:38 from (63.234.222.202):
Not sure what else you want to know. Butane has not been made for a long time. ISO Butane is still used to improve the Octane rating in gasoline. Butane had a lower working pressure - 200lbs. It was difficult to regulate the vapor pressure with the changing of the seasons. LP Gas (HD-5) has a working pressure of 250lbs. Butane would "freeze off" (not create pressure) at -0- degrees. LP Gas will not freeze off until -60 degrees. Some people claim they got more horse power from Butane. In the early days there was no standard for BTU's in fuel. During the change from Butane to LP Gas it was possible to "strip" the BTU'S from the LP process and give the Butane more BTU's. The old refinerys used towers. Each level made different fuel. The bottom was where "road oil" (tar) was made and the top was Butane or LP Gas. Before they figured out a use for it, Butane was burned off at the top of the stack. I have a bill from my grandfathers estate. In 1950 he paid 3 cents a gallon for Propane and 14 cents a gallon for gasoline.
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