The last post was about a month ago - Since then, the CNG system has performed well. During the past month, the system has been tuned using the Vogas Software; it's pretty good and the software rarely has problems such as lock-ups etc.

One of the problems that was noticed during the last month was that the regulator would get really cold especially when the weather got a little colder than it was in late August and early September. The picture shown is of the regulator after driving about 6 miles in 45 - 50 degree weather with high humidity (after it rained).

What I noticed most was the smell of natural gas. Not until after some research was done I realized that the regulator could get as cold as -70 degrees F. When this happens the seals shrink which allows natural gas to escape.

This problem was remedied by installing hoses to the heater core and branching off to the water jacket that is standard and integrated into the Belgas regulator. This completly solved the problem of the regulator being to cold and allowing natural gas to escape.