Good evening all. I am new to the forum and I would love a little advice. I have a 2010 F150 4WD that we want to add CNG as secondary fuel. I spoke with a local fleet service mechanic and he says he is not interested in converting an older truck as he said parts for these conversions on the older trucks will be harder to come by. Any truth to that? My dad and I have years of shade tree mechanic experience. Is this something that can be undertaken successfully as a DIY? If not, is anyone aware of a shop (preferably in AZ, CA or TX) that will do a conversion for this year. Thank you in advance for any info.

 

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Thank you for the tip. I added that.
It is a 4x4 with the 4.6 Triton with an extended cab and the 6.5 ft bed with the XL base trim.

 

2V or 3V?
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I have a 2011 Ecoboost that was converted to dual fuel in 2012 by a local service center of this company; https://www.ecofuel.com/default.aspx They have centers in the USA as well.
Here in Canada the installation has to be done by a certified installation center. It's high pressure (up to 3600 psi) so lots of caution needed. I have a home compressor that I lease from my local gas company as they are very expensive to buy and service. The cost to convert my truck was 6000.00 so you need to look at your buy-back. Mine was 2 years.
You need access to a nat gas filling station or home nat gas and a compressor.
Do your research. Driving distance is limited as nat gas is stored as a gas and not a liquid like propane or gasoline.

 

Parts can be tough to find, support is very limited and maintenance can be a PITA with all the added gear under the hood.

Ford started making CNG bi-fuel models (7700 package only?) with the 10th Gens. They were basically throwaway trucks once it came time to pull plugs. Many that are still alive have been gutted of the CNG gear because of aforementioned reasons.