Lpg takes ages to switch over from petrol

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Re: Lpg takes ages to switch over from petrol

#21 Post by Brian_H »

I wouldn't stick it down that low either, you risk damage to the reducer and still potentially being under cold start enrichment.

You can get away with quite long runs on the coolant hoses if that helps, one of mine goes from one side of the engine to the far side of the engine bay.

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Re: Lpg takes ages to switch over from petrol

#22 Post by Budgetbond »

Thanks yeah it kicked over to lpg just after 0.8miles, (does that sound like an averagely high distance?) from what I can remember the temperature s matched in the software last time I looked i don't know whether they were accurate tho, I'll probably just leave it at that for now all else being fine but I'll post back in due course if there's anymore updates on it.

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#23 Post by LPGC »

Not that it matters but Stefanelli designed their own reducers and systems but the systems often use old spec V30 injectors.

What are the temperature readings when the car is fully warmed up like if you've been driving for half an hour? Then if you switch to petrol and drive for another 5 minutes what are the temperature readings? Don't mess with heater controls during readings / comparisons and drive the car in the same conditions.
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Re: Lpg takes ages to switch over from petrol

#24 Post by Budgetbond »

Yeah looking at my reducer location and it's plumbing perhaps it isn't quite in the optimum location as I initially thought, maybe the heater circuit mite ve been slightly better, it's still quite well located tho in some ways, but I'll see if I can tweak it slightly as it's on the opposite side now to see if I can ensure prompt heatup and supply and monitor those temp readings.
It switched over in 0.7 miles today.
I'll keep u posted over any further developments.
Thanks a lot for your tips there.

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