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3.5 EFI on LPG won't start

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jjsaul:
whereabouts in shrops are you?

Spacemud:
Couldn't get it started with the purging technique, although just once there was a tiny sign of life.

To be honest I got back late, it was cold and dark, I was tired and the sunny  8-[  bank holiday is on the way. Thought I would wait until everything was easier.

Hi James, i'm in Telford, straight down the M54................."Roads?! we don't have roads, we only use roundabouts"  :lol:

Rossko:

--- Quote from: "Garth" ---On cold morning cuts out on gas approx after 1/4 mile and the only way I can get started is to turn over on petrol with foot to boards for about 2 mins then splutters into life.
--- End quote ---


I'd bet that is down to poor waterflow for the gas vaporiser, classic symptom; when it happens jump out quick to see the frost on the vaporiser and the stink of way too much gas flooding the engine.

Check the obvious - radiator water level, kinked hoses. If no joy think about how to shift any airlock in the plumbing. Check it was installed correctly - the vaporiser should usually be connected across the heater hoses for a full flow.

Sorry, doesn't help poor Spacemuds non-starter. Can only go with the others - check pump runs etc.  Also the little ignition amp module can fail in the way described sometimes, if you've got an EFi distributor; mine did.

cheers, Ross K

Range Rover Blues:
Added to that Garth, check how the petrol system is cut off, if it's by stopping the fuel pump it may take a while to get it started, otherwise it could be the LPG equivelent of flooded as suggested above,  Either way annoying :?

Spacemud:
Ok then...........success!!! :D

Worked through everything this afternoon/evening as advised.

Power at the connectors all the way up to the pump, but no fuel coming out and no sound from the tank that would suggest that there was any attempt at pumping going on. So removed the tank to get at the fuel pump and connected it up to prove that it didn't work..........of course when tried it did work! Somehow it was now working fine? :?
Decided to put everything back and try again. Once the fuel was back through the pipes she started no problem.

Solving one problem has created one slight other problem. Seem to have split one of the fuel pipes above the tank so tomorrow looks like it'll have to come at least part way off again. Nevermind, I'm happy again thanks to you lot! :wink:

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