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[Sir Tigger KC]

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    Anyway came back late afternoon (saw an Austin Maestro!  )  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!! 

[omega3000]

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    Anyway came back late afternoon (saw an Austin Maestro!  )  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!! 

Ive heard this so many times with LPG and it puts me off fitting any system 

[Sir Tigger KC]

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!!  That includes the LPG system!   

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

[omega3000]

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!!  That includes the LPG system!   

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

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