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Car Forum / Jeep / March 2007Idling Problems with gas conversion
Hi all I hope someone can help!! I've got a Honda Accord (99) which i had converted to gas a year ago. When I drive the car in petrol mode, its fine and never cuts off. But when I drive in gas mode, its fine for a few days, but then the engine management light on the dash board lights up and the car starts cutting off. This cycle continues all the time and I've been down to the garage where I had the conversion done, but they've got no answers to the problem apart from blaming the car for not been suitable for gas conversion (which they carried out). Anyone have a clue of whats going on with the car??? Its getting to a point where the car has become dangerous to drive as it cuts off on traffic lights when i slow down. Please give suggestions!!!! Thanks Rouhel On Mar 22, 4:31 am, rouhel.ah...@googlemail.com wrote: > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Rouhel It may be better to post this on rec.autos.makers.honda Buy a Jeep, then maybe the Jeepers in this Jeep group can help you. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Rouhel > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Please give suggestions!!!! Eat more beans. America needs gas. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Eat more beans.  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com It sounds like the gas/air ratio isn't adjusted right, and the engine is getting carbon deposits from running on gas, thus fouling the spark plugs. The gas system either isn't adjusted properly, or has improper parts. A work around is to operate on petrol every few days, or when the car starts cutting off. The real fix is to get the gas/air mixture adjusted properly. A diagnostic is to check the spark plug condition when the problem occurs. You need to find a mechanic who is competent to service and troubleshoot this system, not just install it out of the box. Earle > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Rouhel Another possibility is that the stock spark plugs are not of the proper heat range for use with gas, but I wouldn't know how to recommend the correct ones. This is the sort of thing that your gas conversion kit manufacturer should be familiar with. Earle > It sounds like the gas/air ratio isn't adjusted right, and the engine is > getting carbon deposits from running on gas, thus fouling the spark plugs. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > > Rouhel > Another possibility is that the stock spark plugs are not of the > proper heat range for use with gas, but I wouldn't know how to > recommend the correct ones. This is the sort of thing that your gas > conversion kit manufacturer should be familiar with. That and gas conversions are very picky with intake leaks. I'm still betting on carbon fouling in the spark plugs. >> It sounds like the gas/air ratio isn't adjusted right, and the >> engine is getting carbon deposits from running on gas, thus fouling [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>> >>> Rouhel You haven't seen dangerous yet, wait until it ices up at full throttle. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Hi all > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Rouhel SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com The gas company in my town runs their truck on LPG without problems. This used to be a real common problem in the days of single throttle return springs without any gas being involved at all. When did they finally come out with double return springs, 1976? You fellas probably scared this guy off with your anti-Honda pro-Jeep comments anyway. Nobody in the Honda ng has a clue either. Earle > You haven't seen dangerous yet, wait until it ices up at full throttle. > God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 > mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > Rouhel Hi Earle, Drag Racing requires two return springs: http://www.billhughes.com/tbirdCable.jpg The gas adapters run the heater hose though it, thereby: destroying the expansion value, and mileage: http://www.billhughes.com/temp/Holley-REG-LPG-gas.jpg God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com > The gas company in my town runs their truck on LPG without problems. This > used to be a real common problem in the days of single throttle return [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > > > Rouhel SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com You fellas probably scared this guy > off with your anti-Honda pro-Jeep comments anyway. Nobody in the Honda ng > has a clue either. Earle, this is a Jeep newsgroup. The last thing we need is a bunch of ricers thinking we are the gurus of Honda or something like that. He posted in the correct forum, a tech one. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) I have seen a few Jeeps with LP gas conversions, none of them working of course. Earle > You fellas probably scared this guy > > off with your anti-Honda pro-Jeep comments anyway. Nobody in the Honda ng [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) The first car I remember my parents having was some sort of Willys running on LP. It looked kind of like this, but it was light blue and white, and without the extras. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/WILLYS_STATION_WAGON_1958.jpg IIRC it worked fine until my parents sold it because of the rust in the floor. (They didn't want us kids falling through the floor.) I do remember being sad about that, because it was my favorite car. I'll ask my dad about it, because since they sold it when I was around 7, the IIRC has a very big If in it. Ivan > I have seen a few Jeeps with LP gas conversions, none of them working of > course. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) My neighbor has one like that. He and it look like he might have bought it new. He drives it every day. Earle > The first car I remember my parents having was some sort of Willys running > on LP. It looked kind of like this, but it was light blue and white, and > without the extras. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/WILLYS_STATION_WAGON_1958.jpg > IIRC it worked fine until my parents sold it because of the rust in the > floor. (They didn't want us kids falling through the floor.) I do remember [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 > >> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > The first car I remember my parents having was some sort of Willys > running on LP. It looked kind of like this, but it was light blue > and white, and without the extras. > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/WILLYS_STATION_WAGON_1958.jpg I had a 1960, green and white. I miss it. |
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