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15-06-2006, 09:56 AM
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LWBforME
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Adelaide
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My car was pumping out steam like Puffin' Billy this morning. OK it was 0.2º and stopped at the traffic lights the steam enveloped the car. I notice other LPG cars steam a lot more than petrol cars. Anyway, my real point is I think I've cooked my fuel pump by being a dumb-*** and letting the petrol tank go to empty 'cos of the prices I just get gas, stuff petrol! I put in $15 of juice and when I switch to petrol– no go! I have been told this is a thing that can happen the fuel pump, located in the tank apparently will burn out? Sheez, how do you fix that!!!???? Is there a way to test it is really a screwed pump? BTW its a 3.9MPFI.
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15-06-2006, 10:13 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
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Recently when I installed gas on my car, the dude that did it said the car must always have a quarter of a tank of petrol. I don't get why it needs it if your not running it on petrol.
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15-06-2006, 10:35 AM
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LWBforME
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15-06-2006, 11:07 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Stanthorpe QLD
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The eletric fuel pump is inside the tank and on most cars fitted with gas the pump is still running even when you are switched to gas so if you run out of petrol the pump runs drier and burns out.
10 t0 15 litres of fuel is cheaper than a fuel pump. Ian
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15-06-2006, 02:59 PM
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V8 Powaah
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Posts: 1,994
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You got to keep petrol in the tank or you burn of the pump.
As for the steam thing, its normal, LPG cars have hotter exhaust temps.
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15-06-2006, 03:27 PM
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The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
Posts: 9,053
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Go straight gas!
Then you will not kill your petrol pump!
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