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do any of you out there tow using LPG, ive only just sorted out the running of the LPG system. has anyone had any problem with it, slow sluggish or pop back ?

running in a shogun 3L v6

thanks mike

'do any of you out there tow using LPG, ive only just sorted out the running of the LPG system.'

I have been toying with the idea of having my renault clio converted to lpg, but have wondered whether I would be opening a can of worms regarding teething troubles etc.  Have you had many problems and which system is it?

brianconwy, im not sure what system it is yet, ive not been able to use it until friday would pop back with a loud bang and cut out, since fitting new ht leed(touch wood) no problems, but were off on the 21st and if the LPG is no good towing we might have to stop for fuel alot with only a 30L fuel tank,

Wish i had a touring car to tow with, dont think the OH would like taking the bus though.

think il get the van out for a drive about before we go.

thanks for relplys.

mike

We have troured all over Scotland, England and Ireland on LPG and we have never had to drive more than 20 miles on petrol before getting to our next LPG Station.

Okay, we were in Campervans and we had planned our routes with LPG stations in mind, but that was all a few years back and I am sure that by now there will be many more fueling points around.

Our Campervans, a 2lt Ford Transit Advantura and a 2.4lt Bedford Pioneer both had straight forward LPG units with an 80lt fuel tank.

My only LPG car was an Audi Sport and that LPG unit had a gas engine management system. This was very complicated to set up but when good the car "went like stink".  

ive got a list of LPG stations accross the uk that the nice man gave me when i got the car, might be a few years old but at least i know my rough distance to go on petrol.

mike

http://www.lpgmap.co.uk/

http://www.drivelpg.co.uk/map/index.php

http://www.autogas.ltd.uk/whereToBuyMap.htm

Different supliers of LPG have different websites listing their fuel stations.

You really need to search a few websites before doing a tour. Often you will find an LPG fuel point actually in an Industrial Estate where it is situated in a Yard storing LPG Cylinders.  

In Ireland, every second cottage seemed to be an LPG Fuel point!!!

yes it does sound like a bomb whaen it does, ive just taken the vlow back valve apart and fixed it so that works right, it did as you have said blow a vac pipe off from time to time to, i think its down to just try it on 21st and see what happenes.

thanks mike

since changing the ht leads on friday ive not had a problem with it, not one single blow back, so fingers crossed.

mike