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I best do some more investigating then, Ill let you know what I find out. Russ

Hiya, Im planning on changing the 3 small gauges in my td5. The plan is a rev counter, boost and egt gauge and a gauge for fuel and water temp. Ive had my multimeter on the fuel and water gauges and 1v registers as high and 4.5v as low on both gauges. So I think the ecu is sending a 0-5v signal to the gauges. So I can use that the feed a dual gauge for fuel and water so i have space to fit rev counter and boost and egt gauge in. Im struggling finding out the scaling for the gauges, ifs its linear or curved?. Basically i need to know for eg 5v is 130degrees 2.5v 65degress and 0v 0 degress, So i can program my gauges to read correctly. Im after a graph or data like in the attached pic for a wideband lambda, but for the td5 sensors Anyone know the scaling for the td5 temp and fuel gauge or were I can find out? Thanks Russ

My 200tdi had a positive feed to the starter then a feed from the starter to the alternator checked that? and check there is 12v at the alternator with out the engine running, or continuity between the alternator and battery. My 200tdi and a couple of lives joining at the starter connection. Russ

I would have done but bought one 2 weeks ago. Was impressed with the delivery time from Cyprus. Ordered Sunday evening and arrived Wednesday morning.

Yea, but dont fancy building whole project on top of a bent chassis. Had a good think and Im going to buy a 90 td5 mainly due to not been able to commit much time to the project.

Checked my chassis is its 25mm our of square , so thats put a spanner in the works

Hiya, Ive got a td5 chassis think its a 2002 that Im using as base for a project, I just been puting a new cross member on before i get it galvanized. Ive tacked it and it dosent seem to line up when i drop the tub on very well. Ive found the chassis dimensions in the manual. But dimensions 16 17 & 37 dont seem to go any were specific on the cross member. Ideally I could do with some dimension from the out riggers or somewhere to the outside edge or the cross member. Also does anyone know how to check the chassis for straightness? Everywhere i seem to measure looks like its out of square . The chassis did have a knock on the front drivers side corner, but I didnt think from the little but of damage it could have knocked the chassis out of square. Were the best places on the chassis to measure from to check its straight?? Thanks Russ

Quagmire could you keep us all updated on how you get on, Sounds like just the thing im after. Im got a lot of building to do before i worry about all the wiring proberly be 2/3 months. Hopefully Ill be ording a megasquirt system if I can use a pair of peak and hold boards to run my lpg with it,

Thanks for the replies, Ill have do do more reading up on the blos carbs they sound very good. Sounds like a good setup to run ms with the single point injection lpg with a blos carb. Heath could you keep me updated on how your blos setup goes. Thanks Russ

Hiya, Im building up a 90 V8, Ive had a 200tdi for a few years so had a few spares and I bought a 1996 disco v8 as a donnor. Bascaily now Ive got a rolling chassis with the 3.9 serp v8 and lt85 fitted. Ive done a search in the ms section for lpg but nothing comes up. Just like to pick the brains of anyone running lpg. Firstly i cant decide weres best the put the lpg tank/tanks. The best soulution Ive come up with so far is 1x 360 dia by 578 inbetween the chassis rails upto the cross member at teh back were a td5 tanks is, and another tank the same size tucked up the passenger side opposite standard side tank, It shouldnt hang below the chassis so with a proective plate should be fine. That will give me 80litres which is plenty. Just need to find somewere for the battery to go. I was trying to avoid putting anything in the rear tub as i wanted to use the load space. Second thing, the disco had single point lpg injection system, I was planning on getting 2x banks of 4 gas injectors and running multi point injecion for the lpg. My question is can the can i use the ms to fully control my petrol and lpg or do i need to piggback it with a lpg controller ecu, If so what lpg ecus and best suited with the megasquirt? Currently my 90 has no wiring at all, I was hoping a could get a ms system and proberley witha lot of head scratching wire it up the run on petrol, Then flick a switch for gas and it swap maps, closes petrol injectors and opens gas soleniod. Or am i asking too much . Thanks Russ