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Hi to all first post to this group, I am looking to find a supplier for a blowback valve (flap valve) to stop a ford focus destroying air box, can anyone in the group point me in the right direction???? tia. snowflake

I have a Disco II 4L with multipoint gas injection and I would like opinions on the best gap for the spark plugs. Some say close the gap from standard and some say open up the gap. Which is better in terms of improving mpg? Thanks Michael

In ten years working in a garage, I never saw an MoT inspector check a spare wheel, but when the Jaguar XJ220 was launched, I remember that they had to supply an aerosol of tyre weld or similar substance, because UK regs stated that all private / light goods vehicles had to carry some means of repair in case of a puncture. Has anyone had any problems not carrying a spare wheel or experience...

Where and what mixer to put in?! From what i can tell it would have to go under the airflow meter on the injection system but there is little room, a further point is that there is no where i can install a blow back valve, so if it was to blow back it would destroy the air flow meter. The compromise would be to wedge open the airflow meter, disable the fuel pump and run perm. on gas, which...

Hi I am thinking of selling my car it is 2001/51 vectra 1.8ls sri wheels sri spoiler rear LPG conversion by Vauxhall 55,000 miles. any body got a idea of the value of my car and what I could get? any help/advice appreciated! and it is clean etc

I have for sale on CD the service manual for the Daihatsu FourTrak F70- F75- F77. if you would like more info or would like to purchase the cost is £15 inc PP please e mail me. I also have Landrover Series 3 / and old Mini booth at £10 each Just think no dirty pages just print use and throw away

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Hi I've just moved to Newcastle from London, does anyone know of a good LPG savvy garage/mechanic in the area where I can get my Cherokee looked after? Thanks in advance Steve Pickthall

What lpg kit would be best suited for the supercharged Mini Cooper & where in the the S/west has this experience? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 22/07/2004

The following is a letter in last Saturdays Daily Telegraph Motoring , are these engines really likely to suffer so dramatically or is the dealer just anti LPG? All the motoring letters can be seen at www.motoring.telegraph.co.uk in Honest John's Agony Column. You have sign on though. "I bought my 1998 Volvo V70 LPT SE from a reputable dealer in 2002. It was already converted to LPG and I was...

I heard today that our glorious government aim to substantially increase the tax on lpg. Anyone elese read the Fleet Mags?

Talk about pricefixing if you live in a 40 pence/l area. This is from the BBC site quote A litre of petrol sold at more than 80p will earn a service station no more than 23p, while a litre of LPG priced at about 36p will bring in 18p profits to the vendor /quote

Hi Wondering how the recent oil price rises will affect LPG price at the pump? Regards Philip

Why is LPG so much cheaper in France? I was paying 46 cents per litre in most places! Regards Michael

Hello all, Just some thoughts on a change from single point to multipoint. That is adding LPG vapour at near the same point as the petrol injectors but not with full electronic sequential control just multiple vapour entry points. The reason for this proposed change is to increase efficiency and reduce backfire's. On this non turbo engine there is one inlet for each of the six cylinders these...

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Again, after aquiring the car with the kit half fitted the difficult bit remains! I've wired it up as best i can with the hand written instructions that came with the car. however! I've no idea where to go now. Power is on, solonids attached, switch on, lambda fitted. Now power up... The gauge has a RED lED by the petrol setting, switch to gas and it just flashes amber. the vavles do not...

hi all can anyone out there in cyberspace give me some advice about c02 settings for my lpg truck. its a 1988 Chevy suburban {aprox 3 ton gvw} with a 7.4l v8 engine and thm400 auto box. its fitted with an omvl vaporizer which is suitable upto 8ltr and a sprintgas vortex mixer also for upto 8ltr advance is etc is still adjusted using the vehicle ecu, but the fuel injection of petrol is now...

Hi All, Has been a while since I've been on this newgroup. For those that don't remember me, I run/ran the lpgmap.co.uk website where you can donwload the LPG overlay files. The LPG Honda Accord featured on the website is now in the scrap yard in the sky, thanks to a dog, dual carriage way, and somebody who was driving too close to me. I now have a shiney new Honda CR-V 2003, Auto model. My...

been checkin over the previa and noticed stepper motor fitted too far away from throttle body was in the middle of 3 foot pipe connecting vaporiser to the throttle body,also noticed that the pipe between stepper motor and throttle body looked like it had been collapsing under manifold vacuum (slightly flattened in middle) so got some new lpg hose and fitted it as close as possible to the throttle...