gav- Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 An old school friend has just contacted me with a problem with his classic rr 3.5 vogue auto which is mint. He said that when he his stopped at junction and then accelerates to move off the car cuts out- all the lights on the dash and engine dies. he can restart the engine straight away and hes off. I dont know much about the flapper system, mine failed and i went to the joys of hotwire. Anyone any ideas please?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Rainbird Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 From what you describe, it sounds like a problem I had with mine a few years back which turned out to be the fuel pump over run switch lurking at the back of the engine. You can get a temporary "fix" by shorting out the relay with a wire so that the pump runs constantly. Apparently, it's a heat related issue as on the 3.9 engine, they moved it to a cooler part of the engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav- Posted July 2, 2007 Author Share Posted July 2, 2007 thanks for the reply, He has just told me, I had forgotten that it only happens when its on GAS! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Check the wiring for the gas install then - the LPG guys tend to use a lot of scotchloks which are the spawn of satan at the best of times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 Check the wiring for the gas install then - the LPG guys tend to use a lot of scotchloks which are the spawn of satan at the best of times Or even if they don't, their soldering can leave a lot to be desired The LPG conversion on my range rover is all very neat and tidy as far as the LPG pipework goes, but the wiring is...err...not quite so satisfactory. They'd even wired it to the wrong side of the coil (still worked, somehow!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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