Posted by peter r on February 12, 2008, 8:52 pm, in reply to "Re: lpg problem"
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G`day David , thanks . Yes i know what your saying . A few years back , same type of thing only ours was the back of the switch coming off . Took awhile to work out what was happening . I have a new switch in the shed that i still haven`t fitted but while this ones working i won`t but i know it`s there and probably so does RR that why the old one still works . Again thanks for your thoughts . Peter --Previous Message-- : Hi Peter, : : Had exact same prob about 5yrs ago. 74 : RR with Chev on gas. Ignition switch : internal contacts worn out. Mine even : used to start with the same 'flick' of : the switch as yours. : : Intermittant prob. Confirmed by hot : wiring to start, which is what you are : doing. Was also temp dependent. : : Pulled the switch apart and put new : dimples on copper contacts which worked : for a couple of years. Got another : switch in the end. All good. : : good luck, DL : : --Previous Message-- : : Peter : Suggest looking at the electrical : connections on the lpg. : ie Both the +12 volt and the earth : connections which often corrode enought : to cause problems. : I prefer to use a small light globe : with a couple of wires soldered to it. : Connect one end to a good earth to : check the +12 volt items with the : other. Payes to have a sharp tip to : connect to probe with. Corner of a : screw driver or sharpened nail. Can be : worth taping up the metal object. Any : tape will do. : Earthy connections are checked by : connecting one end to +12 volts and the : probe on ground will be bright for a : good earth. : Find one has 3 states. : OFF ie no light : 12 volts ie bright light : in between ie usually one is powering : up something through the globe. : : By the way : Had a similar frustation on a single : mixer set up. Turned out to be the : economising valve which was between the : evaporator and : the mixer. This had a stripped thread. : Is there such an item on yours. : Cheers : Tim_m : : --Previous Message-- : Hi all : : 85 BA duel fuel IMPCO system Twin carb : Twin Mixers Twin tanks . : : This is not from cold , it has to be : primed to start from cold , the problem : occurs when it is warmed and also often : when air temp is higher , it`s : intermittant and ongoing for a couple : of years . : : Every now and again but not of late and : even in the heat , the car won`t start : on LPG . : : It generally fires once and won`t start : when it occurs . Similar to when a : rotor is playing up . : : Other times it will it will run for : 5/10 sec and stop and not restart . : : Then other times it`s dead as a door : nail , winds but won`t start . : : It`s only ever happened twice after : refueling . : : The norm is the key is barely turned : and it fires , just sort of flicked on : and it fires , there is nothing wrong : with the start system . : : I can find no faults with the lpg : system or electrics related other than : the way i can start it when the problem : occurs . : : The way it can be started is by : disconecting the solenoid wires and : jumping a power wire to the main fuel : line solenoid at the converter . : : If i do this it will wind over for : around 5 seconds before it will start : but it will always start . : : If i don`t do this it can be wound over : for as long as you feel like , it can : be left and gone back to for 10/15/30 : minutes and it may or may not start . : : The way this part of it works is : similar to an EFI fuel pump , there is : a computer , it`s not the normal type : saftey switch ( well it`s called a : computer don`t know what`s in it )under : the dash so what i`m doing is like : jumping a power wire to an EFI fuel : pump . : : Sorry about the length but it`s a bit : hard to explain otherwise . : : Any ideas ? : : Cheers , Peter : : : : : :