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[Lazydocker]

I think Nigel may have a good point. I can't compare it with mine because it's got no Petrol and No LPG at the moment, buried under 4" snow and not been used at all for about 5 weeks, or in anger for 3 months

[Cliffo B]

If you can access mains near your parking
Fit a Kenlowe Pre heater
In half hour engine warmed by pumped round coolant
1 hour quite hot (can even feel the plenum warm)
Problem solved

[feeutfo]

Some thoughts, all rubbish probably.

Something is a bit border line, another 10 degrees added to switch over temp has improved matters previously.
 Add in a good blast on freezing but bone dry roads, could the air temp add some wind chill and cool something back down after switch over criteria has been reached.

I had thoughts of carb icing type scenarios on bikes. (yes I know it's injected etc but the symptoms where similar)

Should I tape up the rad? (I know the answer to this btw  )

Lag the coolant feed to vap? Although heater was fine, it kicks in from cold at the exact same point each morning, of its proper cold, like now it takes another 400 yards to kick in. Nothing more. Engine temp at 80 on the gauge in the cold. 90 in summer.

Lap top examination will be difficult at 5am on me own while driving. But your right, it needs checking over from stone cold. wonder if the LPG ecu has stored a fault code or error?
 Theres a part of the software we don't use currently, to do with temp range. Do we need to be factoring this in? There does seem to be a seasonal side to LPG set up that maybe this could sort?

Noticed there was a slight hunt today. Engine warm. Well warm.

Trims where +/- 3 and 1 last I looked. No idea which way round but wasn't to worried by that. Although it was considerably warmer.


The blow by theory was on my mind as I smelled the gas in the car, and took an amount of time for the smell to disipate after turning the switch off tuat seemed to back up the theory.
If the vap was iced up would it block completely? If so the tank valve would be open and the vap blocked. Would this give enough back pressure to blow by? Is there a release valve? ( dont think so)What's that brassy looking lump that sits between the fuel line feed and vap inlet? Looks like filter, but isn't...is it?

Could the vap solenoid have stuck closed or failed to open?

My gut feeling was the LPG has switched on as normal, after 40secs. But had later encountered a problem and switched back, as the light was flashing. But no alarm. Sopignificant?

No issues on return journey today either.

The leak must have been in engine bay somewhere.

[Lazydocker]

There is a pressure release

The Brassy thing is a filter

Other than that, it needs looking at on the Lappy Might be worth us re-calibrating and mapping next time we meet up (supposed to be in the near future I believe, according to the ladies )