Right I had enough of no LPG and there was also a slight air leak (AGAIN...) so I got in about and nailed it.
I knew I'd disturbed something last time I had removed the inlet manifold, but had to wait for the new gasket before I took it apart again. Britpart gasket wasn't keen to go on as the two holes that fit over the locating collars were too small. I used 400 grit sand paper rolled round a screwdriver and filed them out...
Anyway, while I was in there, I checked the wiring and it all looked fine, so I unwrapped some tape and found the likely cause of my LPG non running. Some utter womble had connected two injector positive wires using a scotchlok
Ripped it off, cut the insulation off the end & middle then soldered them together. Sorted that out.
As I was removing stuff, I discovered another pain in the ass had returned (which explained a few things including the car stalling at sons school the other day making it look like I had a clutch & could't work it).
Once again, LR's shit design idiot's work came back to haunt me I mean, who in the world thought to hold two important pipes together with an aluminium wrist watch strap without the watch and a rubber washer??
Anyway, this:
If you who designed this is reading this, I hear self flagellation is a good way of getting rid of the embarrassment of your past
I digress...
Anyway, I knew there was no way on earth I was going to put it back together as designed so I got my gas torch and heated up the area it mates to until it was soft, then poked the pipe end through from the inside until the faces mated.
I clarted (Scottish for smother in...) the mating faces with some superb glue
...and that was it. Job done
Fitted...
Fired her up, let her get warm and BOOOOM! Working as it should with no management lamps.
Happy days
I knew I'd disturbed something last time I had removed the inlet manifold, but had to wait for the new gasket before I took it apart again. Britpart gasket wasn't keen to go on as the two holes that fit over the locating collars were too small. I used 400 grit sand paper rolled round a screwdriver and filed them out...
Anyway, while I was in there, I checked the wiring and it all looked fine, so I unwrapped some tape and found the likely cause of my LPG non running. Some utter womble had connected two injector positive wires using a scotchlok
Ripped it off, cut the insulation off the end & middle then soldered them together. Sorted that out.
As I was removing stuff, I discovered another pain in the ass had returned (which explained a few things including the car stalling at sons school the other day making it look like I had a clutch & could't work it).
Once again, LR's shit design idiot's work came back to haunt me
I mean, who in the world thought to hold two important pipes together with an aluminium wrist watch strap without the watch and a rubber washer?? Anyway, this:
If you who designed this is reading this, I hear self flagellation is a good way of getting rid of the embarrassment of your past
I digress...
Anyway, I knew there was no way on earth I was going to put it back together as designed so I got my gas torch and heated up the area it mates to until it was soft, then poked the pipe end through from the inside until the faces mated.
I clarted (Scottish for smother in...) the mating faces with some superb glue
...and that was it. Job done
Fitted...
Fired her up, let her get warm and BOOOOM! Working as it should with no management lamps.
Happy days
