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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: stephen badland on March 04, 2007, 11:40:04

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: stephen badland on March 04, 2007, 11:40:04

can i gas convert a 70s rangie to gas it still runs its original carb 3.5 v8 ,so i still have a choke? :?:

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: barnhill4x4 on March 04, 2007, 12:13:00

Yes, there are plenty of kits around

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: Yoshi on March 04, 2007, 14:20:07

yeah, age of vehicle is unimportant i think, i had a 3.5 efi which we converted to carbs for a gas kit.

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: blackbob on March 04, 2007, 17:41:10

the kit i got also does the 3.5 v8 see my post on lpg its got a link to the ebayer i got it from
http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=38437

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: bigrapids_offroad on March 04, 2007, 19:17:05

im about to recarb my RRC so i will have inlet with rebuilt strombergs with LPG mixers and a pair of sill tanks up for grabs cheap.

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 05, 2007, 00:36:52

Choke doesn't matter , it won't run well on LPG untill the coolant is warm enough to stop the pressure reducer freezing, so start it up on petrol.

One thing with VV carbs of any type, the venturi will still be moving when on LPG but as there is no petrol present the carb will wear at an accelerated rate, eventually it will run like a cow on petrol, making it harder to start.  You also 'should' fit a carb lifter kit (or 2 in fact) to SUs and Stroms.

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: sardonicus on March 06, 2007, 17:56:51

Have been considering gas kit for a 3.5v8 carbed rangie,but for an Iwema kit + 2 sill tanks -£1200 ! which i think is a bit much.although the tanks are 4 hole and includes carb lifter kit.Yeah i know you can get cheap kits on ebay but I want some thing that will last and not leak/blow up or fall apart.
Have heard stories from reputable installers about cheap polish/eastern euro kits that work for a while......
Is it worth  getting a decent bit of kit...........?
Anyone bought directly from Iwema ?

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 06, 2007, 18:39:39

Iwema have been at it a long time, and I always believe you get what you pay for.

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: bigrapids_offroad on March 06, 2007, 19:37:33

most of my new stuff came from iwema.
as i offroad my RRc im ditching the sill tankls for a boot mounted tank, my bendini (i think) vapouriser for a omvl r90e (i have tvr heads that breath a bit more at higher revs) with an ecovac valve from tinleytech and a sprintgas mixer for my webber carb.

all my old stuff has worked well but new heads and carb requires a change

ive found:
http://www.lpg-kits.com/
http://www.tinleytech.co.uk/
and
http://www.iwemalpg.com
all very helpful

Title: 70s rangie on gas?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 06, 2007, 19:40:12

I want a multipoint for mine :?