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    3.5V8 LPG cutting out (please help)

    Hi there Guys, many many thanks for the great responces, i found out that the temp needs to be 41deg before change over, but the problem to my gas dropping off at idle was the RPM sensor cable attached to the Alternator (not the coil) was not picking up enough voltage, as i found out my...
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    3.5V8 LPG cutting out (please help)

    Hi there guys can anyone help, just been doing a few short trips 2-3miles to help people collect timber and travelling back GAS/LPG cut out but noticed that when i accelerate it flows again. On the Gas/Petrol switch when on petrol red light on all ok, when on gas amber light comes on at first...
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    3.5V8 LPG cutting out

    Hi there guys can anyone help, just been doing a few short trips 2-3miles to help people collect timber and travelling back GAS/LPG cut out but noticed that when i accelerate it flows again. On the Gas/Petrol switch when on petrol red light on all ok, when on gas amber light comes on at first...
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    Optimize fuel consumption

    how much is the auto gas in Port/gul?
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    Optimize fuel consumption

    Hello in sunny P'tgul, i've got me a beauty it's a V8 petrol that has been gased up (lpg autogas) £30 gets me around 240miles which i am quiet happy with and it's left hand drive and i use it everyday to get to work. Have you thought about a V8 and then getting it gased up? A V8 and a landy...
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    Defender 90 Beam

    when you push you side/main beam lights stick fwd your green dash light will come on, giving you lights on the front of your landy then when you pull your LH indicator stalk you main lights will flash bringing on a blue bulb on the dash it will sping back to center then when you push it fwd it...
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    Defender 90 Auto or 5 speed?

    Got me a 3.5V8 90 auto absolutly bluuuuuuuuuuudy love it. I use to drive manuals in the military also good but i'd never give up my auto for a manual. But this is only my choice hope you find what you want, if you don't don't i'm sure you'll defenatley GROW to LOVE it, be it an man or auto Scrumpy
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    72amp battery on a 3.5V8 poss knackered alt diodes...

    bloody hell my last responce was total garbble, been on nights knackered
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    72amp battery on a 3.5V8 poss knackered alt diodes...

    Replaced old cable then went straight from batt to iso in cab to st/motor, so i can iso batt from cab not have to lift bonnet every time and lifting bonnet everytime i get was to be a pain in arse. Scrump
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    72amp battery on a 3.5V8 poss knackered alt diodes...

    Thanks Guys i'll check the alt for wear, with ref to starting it is slightly sluggish starting but i have fitted an iso switch which is some way away from the batt, so there is a little bit more cable for electicity to travel from the batt to switch to startermotor. Old cable was about 2ft in...
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    New Windscreen

    Prith, do you have car insurance with windscreen cover? If yes a house brick or hammer will work ;) cheers Scrump
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    72amp battery on a 3.5V8 poss knackered alt diodes...

    Hello all, got questions on batterys and chargers. When not running the engine the battery voltage is 12.4v, when running the engine battery is only 14.7v. Question is my alt is an 85amp/h daily run is 30mins morn and eve, should my battery voltage from the alt be higher than 14.4v, could the...
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    Battery for my beloved V8

    Many thanks Guys i'll look into them regs Scrump
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    Battery for my beloved V8

    Hi guys can anyone suggest a battery, no maint type if there is one for my beloved 3.5, one that's not going to give up after 1yr. many thanks Scrumpy
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    V8 Air filter type

    Beast, when you say dry is best what others are there? cheers Scrumpy
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    V8 Air filter type

    Hiya guys and girls, can someone please tell me the diff between twin K&N air filters and one of the saucer type air filter, which is preferred. Cheers Scrump
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    Cooling the air intake on a V8

    Great responces guys thanks Has anyone used the raised wing top air vents? Anygood? If so i was thinking of possibly redirecting from under the vents and pointing them towards the filters, what do you guys think? cheers Scrump
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    Cooling the air intake on a V8

    I also forgot to mention :doh: yet again that my V8 is also fitted with two Kernlowe elec fans. The question is :blabla: should i set the dial in the eng bay to Neutral or Low to allow the fans to come on, maybe cooling the engine bay cheers Scrump
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    Cooling the air intake on a V8

    Guys thank you very much for your responces, some for and some against, too the one's for lagging the exhaust manifold i forgot to mention that my car is also LPG as well as the good stuff, is it true that on LPG it runs hotter and will the lagging be to hot for the ex manifold (sorry if it's a...