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Losing power on LPG
JumboBeef:
--- Quote from: jay2578 on May 15, 2010, 10:40:08 ---Really sounds like the problem i had with mine..... air in the coolant system
--- End quote ---
Interesting. How did you get the air out?
jay2578:
Undone a nut and forced water in with a hose.... solved my grief
JumboBeef:
Well, it is now fixed, but I am more confused :-.
The garage only took one hour to fix it, and they (as relayed through the receptionist as the engineer had gone home) removed "something from within the vapouriser, as the rubber seal was blocking something else on acceleration" :huh: "It's working now, but you need a new vapouriser".
What did this thing do, if the car runs fine without it? Why do I need a new vapouriser if it is running fine now? :-. :huh:
Photo of "thing removed" attached.
Rossko:
It looks like the innards of a solenoid operated shutoff valve - the gas on/off tap effectively.
It still works because there is a shutoff at the tank as well, but ought to be fixed on safety grounds (the amount of liquid in the pipe from tank to front is significant and at the moment at risk of spills in an accident).
Some shutoffs are seperately serviceable/replaceable, some are built-in to the vaporiser. Vaporisers have a useful life anyway, often seems to be 3-4 years or 60,000 miles ish, so renewal of the whole shebang now may in fact save more grief next month/year.
JumboBeef:
OK, thanks. I understand what it does now!
If I buy a new vaporiser, do I need a certain one, or will any 'off the shelf' one do? Where can I get one from?
Thanks.
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