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Title: Mig-Mare
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 21 April 2013, 13:21:40
So I'm not using The Mig much at the moment as I need an estate, so I use The Merc as the daily drive.  I had to visit a friend in Modbury, South Devon yesterday which is about 60 miles or so and I thought I'd give The Mig a run out!  :)

She started fine and ran fine down to Modbury and it was an enjoyable drive in the sunshine and I saw a Ford Mustang  8)  Anyway came back late afternoon (saw an Austin Maestro!  :o)  and decided to stop in Exeter for the evening to see some other friends and get a bite to eat.  :)

I left about midnight for the 30 mile trip home.  It was cold about 1.5 on the dash and the LPG took along time to kick in, but I just put that down to the temperature, when it did switch over it kept going back to petrol and wouldn't stick in LPG, when switched to LPG it went with a bit of a thump!  :-\  So it was like this all the way home and just before I got home it started to misfire!!  :( 

I've tried it again today and it's doing the 'dugga dugga dugga' (on petrol and LPG) that I'm sure we're all familiar with....  :-\

So I guess it'll be one of the usual suspects, cam cover leak, dispack etc.....  :-\  The Merc's been a bit temperamental recently so I can do with it to be honest! Pah!!  ;D

Title: Re: Mig-Mare
Post by: omega3000 on 21 April 2013, 15:23:56
So I'm not using The Mig much at the moment as I need an estate, so I use The Merc as the daily drive.  I had to visit a friend in Modbury, South Devon yesterday which is about 60 miles or so and I thought I'd give The Mig a run out!  :)

She started fine and ran fine down to Modbury and it was an enjoyable drive in the sunshine and I saw a Ford Mustang  8)  Anyway came back late afternoon (saw an Austin Maestro!  :o)  and decided to stop in Exeter for the evening to see some other friends and get a bite to eat.  :)

I left about midnight for the 30 mile trip home.  It was cold about 1.5 on the dash and the LPG took along time to kick in, but I just put that down to the temperature, when it did switch over it kept going back to petrol and wouldn't stick in LPG, when switched to LPG it went with a bit of a thump!  :-\  So it was like this all the way home and just before I got home it started to misfire!!  :( 

I've tried it again today and it's doing the 'dugga dugga dugga' (on petrol and LPG) that I'm sure we're all familiar with....  :-\

So I guess it'll be one of the usual suspects, cam cover leak, dispack etc.....  :-\  The Merc's been a bit temperamental recently so I can do with it to be honest! Pah!!  ;D

Ive heard this so many times with LPG and it puts me off fitting any system  :-\
Title: Re: Mig-Mare
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 21 April 2013, 16:07:50
I've had The Mig for 7 years in July and by and large she's given me around 75,000 miles of cheap trouble free motoring!!  :y That includes the LPG system!  :) 

She's been a bit neglected since being usurped by The Merc  :-[ , so a hissy fit was probably inevitable!  ;D
Title: Re: Mig-Mare
Post by: omega3000 on 22 April 2013, 17:29:25
I've had The Mig for 7 years in July and by and large she's given me around 75,000 miles of cheap trouble free motoring!!  :y That includes the LPG system!  :) 

She's been a bit neglected since being usurped by The Merc  :-[ , so a hissy fit was probably inevitable!  ;D

Most cars will play up from time to time esp this one ive got ...  >:( If petrol wasnt so dear it would burnt out by now  :(