johnb80

You make I larrrffff :D What a cheek barging into this forum and slagging of Gals in favour of pug cr@p

Absolutely spot on, Pug's much better, the company is so good that when you 407 goes up in smoke due to a fault with the ignition switch pug tell you thats not a fault so you join the other few thousand people this has happened to, fantastic, just what you need. WOULDN'T TOUCH IT WITH A BARGEPOLE, expensive spares, crap customer support and in general pretty NAF

So they are, nicely done that man. Regards - JB

I thought side repeaters were a legal requirement ? Regards - JB P.S. Looks like you have a duff bonnet latch :rolleyes:

Thats it gloves off outside with you :P Did you hear the one about the agrophobic skinhead, said to the guy "oy you....inside" LPG I know all of the benefits, if you remeber I had a 4.2 V8 Range Rover, fitted the tanks underneath and ran it for about 48,000 miles or so with very little in the way of problems. My viewpoint is quite simple, why go to all the hassle of conversion, the tank inside, no spare, poxy little tank that has next to no range when you can have a TDi with SIMILAR running costs. No matter what you say, I'd rather risk it with a TDi on fire than an LPG bomb in the back. And yes, Iknow you'll get to 60 a few seconds quicker but by the time you've refuelled more times our journey times would be very similar. Moving onto TDi / LPG conversions, it's essentially a simple process, little more than defeating the diesel throttle and piping LPG into the inlet manifold. The diesel LPG conversions rely on still having diesel injected to effectively keep the engine ticking over, adding gas then makes it rev up. Quite a few of the oil rigs I have worked on use this technique for power generation running huge diesels. The installer could not get the performance or fuel consumption improvements nor could the manufacturer, it went of for ages so I don't think the cowboy scenario is appropriate here. Enjoy what you have, I still like my good old oil burner. Caio - JB

mmm, how can that be? They claimed better performance and lower fuel consumption, the case went to court and he was awarded a refund, compensation and costs. That to ME would be case proven, but I suppose to some people it's all bo**ocks. Let us know how you get on and how much compensation you get. I think more than anything, the popularity of Diesel / lpg conversions speaks for itself IF it was as good as the manufacturers claim don't you think there would be a mass move over to it ? especially HGV's etc. Regards - JB

Probably a faulty bulb holder / connection inside the switch? Regards - John

Double check the engine mounts and the bolt on the gearbox that has a habit of detaching itself. Regards - JB

Try www.fordpartsuk.com

Most French people are there too, I'm happy to pay 24p per litre extra thanks.

You're right! You are wrong :lol: It wont be glow plugs, they have no affect on a hot engine!

Move the middle row forwards, fold down the backs of the rear seats. From behind the seat there's a bar that you can squeeze near the handle or a red ribbon that you can pull, tilt the seat up. There's then another bar that you can squeeze near the front mount to release the seat completely. if wifey gets back soon I'll photograph mine. Regards - John

Has it had a recent (ish) service? It's possible that the seal on the fuel filter is either incorrectly seated or is damaged in some way. Caio - JB

Favourites on these seems to be the vacuum pipework, double check for splits etc. Regards - John

How far did you get? if you need a hand pm me, I can design electronics and write software. Regards - John

Yes someone did say they'd got it all worked out to use the existing heater and pump. Never heard any more though..... perhaps when winter arrives? Regards - John

Yes it will, quickest way to demist the windows as well. Regards - John

On my last 3 cars I have NEVER switched the aircon off, okay it uses slightly more fuel BUT I've never had any problems either. My Gal has it's temp set at 21 winter and summer and I have never felt the need to change the temp, it just seems to keep a nice comfortable condition within the cabin. Regards - John

At least then they'd all run on a proper fuel - diesel :unsure:

Diesel / LPG conversions work by leaving the diesel pump injecting tickover amounts of fuel, this then fires in the normal way which in turn ignites the LPG which has been fed into the system. There are all sorts of claims of 200% increase in torque (as if the diesel was short of that) and power gains etc. A friend of mine had 2 astra vans converted about 3 years ago, it took 2 years and a court case for him to get his money back and compensation, non of the claims were met. Regards - John

My installed Clarion system has it's attena near the tax disc holder, I have also used HP PDA with TomTom 3 blue tooth and had no problems due to the Heated Screen. Regards - John

I'd be very suprised if you've damaged the electronics, much more likely a missed pipe or electrical connection, triple check everything. Regards - John

So THAT explains your avtar, you need everything big !

It catches your eye whilst watching those big numbers on the MPG display :( Regards - JB