=jon= Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Well done Jon, sorry about that. Even electronics engineers can miss things... I used to usually start it on gas. The fuel tank was just a reserve for me. IIRC the gas evaportator has its own idle screw. No worries - even buying a new standard car it takes a while figuring out all of it's quirks and foibles - let alone one that's been converted to injection, megasquirt and LPG!! Next question on the LPG - do the tanks balance each other out as you use them, and is there a level sender per tank that are combined, or a single one? The little LED array under the switch seems to have a mind of it's own - it'll claim it's empty on petrol, switch over and then it'll jump to full, and it went from 3/4 to 1/4/reserve in about 7 miles on the way home from the train station today! I know they aren't known to be accurate, just trying to figure it all out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 The tanks balance, there is a T ball valve on the filler side, you will hear it oscillating sometimes when filling. Only one gauge, as they always equalise. Ignore the gauge when its in petrol mode, i assume its powered off. I never found the gauge that inaccurate, its not perfectly linear, but never had that kind of jump. Its possible the gauge pickup is faulty. They way it works is - theres a float arm inside the tank, and on the valve body is a small pickup that detects a magnet on the float arm, this little pickup just screws on, and can be replaced on its own. Worth checking its not wet or loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 The tanks balance, there is a T ball valve on the filler side, you will hear it oscillating sometimes when filling. Only one gauge, as they always equalise. Ignore the gauge when its in petrol mode, i assume its powered off. I never found the gauge that inaccurate, its not perfectly linear, but never had that kind of jump. Its possible the gauge pickup is faulty. They way it works is - theres a float arm inside the tank, and on the valve body is a small pickup that detects a magnet on the float arm, this little pickup just screws on, and can be replaced on its own. Worth checking its not wet or loose. I guess when I was filling it up the T ball was making the rapid tapping / clicking? It did it for a bit, stopped, did it again and then it was full... OK - thanks! I'll have a look at it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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