LPG Discussion Forum

Interesting Richard. <BR> <BR>"So, the electrodes may last longer but you may not get the things out of the head when its time to change them. " <BR> <BR>'I like to put a dab of copper grease in the thread before inserting. Never had a problem yet...' <BR> <BR>Is it simply that you do not read what ...

The problem here is an old one, the overuse of (and too much reliance on)the word 'Service'. <BR> <BR>What does it mean? <BR> <BR>Practically nothing in real terms. <BR> <BR>When an owner takes a car to a dealer for a 'Service' it could mean anything from topping up a couple of fluid levels and ...

See 'Cars that Smell of gas' in archive of this site (over last 4 yrs) or on our own site under 'LPG motoring hints'. <BR> <BR>In brief, most 'smells of gas' are not caused by a leak at all, only very few. <BR> <BR>If you still think you have a leak, then we are always ready to check any car for ...

Depends on what type of conversion you have Ian. <BR> <BR>If it is closed or open loop single mixer - <BR> <BR>We have had two faulty emulator units in the last 12 months, both of which allowed 'dual fuelling', 1 or 2 cylinders running on petrol and gas whilst the other 4 were on gas only. <BR> <BR ...

Richard, <BR> <BR>sorry, my interest in this thread has completely evaporated. <BR> <BR>Regards <BR> <BR>Steve <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.go-lpg.co.uk" target=_top>www.go-lpg.co.uk</a>

Richard, <BR> <BR>In the past you have drawn parallels with the LPG industry and the IT industry. <BR> <BR>If we continue that a little further, I have to ask you if the buyer/ user /owner of any computer and the software loaded onto it gets every single engineer shortcut, tool, and the ability to ...

Be very aware of any type of plug that claims a 'long life'. <BR> <BR>The erosion of plug electrodes has attracted much attention from plug and engine designers alike, they all want to reduce erosion to lengthen plug change intervals for different reasons. When they succeed in their quest, they call ...

Brian Hatton has raised a very important point that has not been picked up fully here. <BR> <BR>We have seen a number of LPG problems caused by service garages or maybe the owner and his mate having a 'twiddle' with the gas system on Sunday afternoon, inadvertent or otherwise, and put them right ...

The best deal will provide you with the correct system for your particular car, good instruction and information on how to operate it, full warranty with back up and cheap, trouble free motoring until service time comes around. <BR> <BR>It is unlikely that the cheapest estimate will bring the above ...

Get your own tank and share with buddies. <BR> <BR>24ppl in bulk.

Gas temp, as any converter should be aware, is directly related to vaporizer temp. <BR> <BR>The heat does not come from anywhere else. <BR> <BR>Romano bought in (from outside) the early heated vapour filters for the filter function only, to help stem the problems with low quality British LPG. <BR ...

Up until we moved from NZ (2001) we knew at least one person doing this legally. <BR> <BR>Mind you, save Auckland and Wellington not much more of the Country has any gas supply, so you could never say the practice is or was widespread. <BR> <BR>It is legal in UK as long as all safety criteria are ...

David, <BR> <BR>engine coolant temps (and therefore vap. and gas temps) are naturally lower in these colder months, something that is magnified by lower LPG tank and line pressures etc. <BR> <BR>It may be that you need to replumb the vap. feed/dispersal circuit to get the hottest coolant available ...

David, <BR> <BR>I really don't think that changing the injectors for the later type is going to cure your problem (unless the wrong sizes are fitted). It would be unwise to throw a bundle of cash at it and find it was wasted. <BR> <BR>The best course for you IMHO is to have it looked at by another ...

I'm always curious to know why many think that LPG burns at a higher temperature. <BR> <BR>It is widely known that LPG has a lower calorific value than petrol, which relates directly to its ability to release heat when burnt, i.e. less calorific value, less heat produced. <BR> <BR>So how can it burn ...

An interesting aside when considering the strength of an 8mm thick steel LPG tank - <BR> <BR>An Aluminium drinks can (as found on any pavement or thrown from cars) is easily capable of withstanding an internal pressure of 100 Psi. <BR> <BR>Don't try this at home! We did Hydraulically, in a lab. with ...

Yes Mike, <BR> <BR>Romano may have been a month or two later in releasing their FAST injectors but the extra wait was worth it. <BR> <BR>They got them right. <BR> <BR>All OMVL did was to swap the coils whereas Romano completely re engineered the whole injector from scratch. <BR> <BR>I suspect that ...

Always keep at least 1/4 of a tank of Petrol in reserve. <BR> <BR>Why would we say that? <BR> <BR>On most conversions the Petrol pump is still running whilst using LPG (for good reasons not discussed here). If the tank runs dry whilst you are running the engine on LPG the Petrol pump can be burned ...

The Diaphragm does not have to be split. Note that I wrote 'It is most likely that the backfire has damaged the vaporiser, more than likely the diaphragm inside it.' <BR> <BR>'Damaged' does not automatically mean split. <BR> <BR>It could mean localised or widespread stretching of the diaphragm ...

We have also had one of our Customer's converted cars burn (due to an electrical fault). <BR> <BR>The local Fire Services produced a report which not only completely exonerated the LPG system but went on to say that it actively protected itself from the fire by shutting down the tank when the engine ...