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safari snorkle problems
Jake:
I turned the top around
That did it for me.
8)
andygod:
Did it for me as well but as mentioned above try driving with gale force winds hitting the air scoop from behind, it has the same effect.
blacknight:
I had a Range Rover 3.9 V8 that had LPG fitted.
It needed to have a snorkle fitted but in the end I made my own.
In researching this on the internet, I found that the majority of LPG owners had the scoop at the top of the snorkle facing rearward for the engine to run correctly.
Nigel
thermidorthelobster:
Basically, because the amount of gas sucked in depends on the venturi effect which in turn depends on the amount of air coming past the mixer, LPG systems are very fussy about the air flow. So much so that on a system without a snorkel, if you stick your hand over the air intake so as to slow the flow down a bit, the engine will probably stall as the mixture gets all messed up.
It's possible to tune an LPG system so it will work well with a snorkel, but I'm told it's not that easy. The easiest solution is to have a system of disconnecting the snorkel (eg by taking the air box lid off) when you're running on LPG, and make sure you're on unleaded if you're wading. Things like the vapouriser won't like water too much either.
Skibum346:
Would fitting a pushroom top make a diffirence?
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