johnb80

You WONT be able to get a grant for conversion. Regards - JB

That would seem to be a fair swap ! B)

My Tranny van went quite a distance with it's tankful of petrol and then would not start. Talking to a diesel expert he said that because the engine was hot (and kept hot) and the fact there was some diesel in there, there was enough heat generated by the compression which fired the diesel which in turn fired the petrol. This is similar situation when diesel engines are run on LPG, the diesel is left ticking over, add lpg and the engine revs up. Regards - JB

I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it, I refuelled my brand new Transit van from empty to full

Usually the flushing is done with another gas (Nitrogen from memory), helps to purge the system of air and removes any debris etc. The oil is carried around by the refrigerant. Regards - JB

Or buy yourself a warranty ! Regards - JB

Check for air leaks in the pipework after the turbo.

Accepting that all cars leak gas via the seal on the compressor shaft and other places, it amazes me that car manufacturers dont put a decent size reservoir in the system i.e. a bit like one of these top up bottles permanently connected. Regards - JB

Totally agree with you !

The real danger here is that if all of the gas is gone i.e. no pressure left then air can be in the system. If air is in there, so is moisture and it will need to be vacuumed (no, not with a hoover or Dyson) with a vac pump. The drop in pressure causes the water to boil and the air gets removed too which reduces the performance of the refrigerant. I don't wish to rain on anybodys parade, the top ups work but are exactly that - top ups. One minor point, when filling a vehicle system you should NOT have it on recirc, you want the system to be working as hard as possible to reduce the pressure in the LP line which makes filling easier and quicker. Regards - JB

I'ts also possible that you have an airlock in the system somewhere. When you run the engine the air expands shoving the water out, switch off the air cools and the water level drops. Attach a plastic bag to the vent pipe of the expansion bottle and keep checking it's contents. If you find water in there you know it's venting off via the cap in which case another new cap / bottle / test for exhaust gasses. Double check that the cap is the right one, if the pressure rating is too low it may boil the water off in traffic. Regards - JB

You wouldn't need the aux / booster heater either, the aircon on the other hand would have it's work cut out. :huh:

Surely it would be better and cheaper to fit a V6, the Gal was designed to accept this lump, it's easily tweakable with off the shelf parts etc etc. Should be much easier to do than the cossie. You could of course always use the cossie 24v from the Ultima...... Regards - JB

The words "you're barking mad" springs to mind (no offence) :huh: Regards - JB

The computer should be easy, loads of room under the front seats, mine has my Clarion SatNav unit there but if you took a compact type motherboard with everything on board it should go in there nicely with a custom made small case. The screen of my SatNav is in the centre storage bin on top of the dash which folds down nicely out of sight. I don't think you'd have any problems with the amps / woofers in back, you will of course lose a bit of space. What about power supply lead lengths? Galaxy is a faily long car and the battery is as far forwards as it could be. Regards - John

About this much: |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| But then again if you have a 42" Plasma Monitor about this much: |---------------------------| The depth varies a lot, there's quite a bit of framework inside and in the R.H. side the jack and changer if fitted. On mine I have managed to store a set of very heavy duty jumpl leads, a large first aid kit, Medical Oxygen Cylinder and various other bits and pieces. What are you wanting to hide? Regards - JB

Wifeys 2.3 Ultima has now got 170,000 on the clock without even a hint of chain rattle. If you want to have a laugh ask them to do it and when you take the car in say you want to see the new parts they're going to fit and then add that you'll stay and watch the work. Regards - JB

This was for the non electronically controlled boxes like Granada's and Sierra's etc. It gave vacuum information to the hydraulics to control gearchanges. It wouldn't empty a box that quick nor would it spread it all over the engine. Oil cooler system sounds favourite to me. Regards - JB

YES

I think you will find the coild is fed with an ac signal and it as the teeth pass the sensor it loads up the supplied AC to a greater or lesser degree. The ECU detects this change and can then deal with wheel rotation etc. The same signal can be used to detect tyre problems as well, I made a unit top fit on my scorpio that used this information and could detect under / over inflated tyre's, punctures etc all before things got serious. The system relied on the effective diameter of the wheel changing and hence the ABS speeds would change. Regards - John

You obviously must try to find a better dealer or talk to the guy that does it and see if he can do an out of hours job for you. Regards - John

Then it would seem you have found the fault(s) ! Regards - JB

I've said this many times before, go and find a local argicultural dealer e.g. Massey Ferguson etc. These guys have been dealing with aircon much longer than car dealers, it's been fitted to combine's for many years. They have all the gear to remove gas, weigh it, clean it etc and in my experience always much cheaper than anyone else. Caio - JB

How are you testing them? It should be with a multimeter set to resistance. If by any chance you're using a test lamp it may not show through the sensor. Regards - John

The pressure in the LP side of the aircon will vary dramatically with ambient temperature and the conditions inside the car. Pressure can't tell you what weight of gas you have in there. Big industrial refrigeration plant has quite large tanks in reserve and they are often run on pressure rather than weight because much of the operating conditions are constant. My local tractor dealer charges