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by Ron Miel » Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:27 pm
Changed my plugs. along with dizzy cap and rotor, end of last winter, when starting (on petrol) became unreliable. Solved the problem immediately, although I'm sure it was the dizzy cap and rotor which did the trick, as once I got the old plugs out, they were clean as a whistle (as they should be on LPG), with no discernible wear and correct spark gaps.
They had done more than twice the mileage of yours though Haydn, and yes, I do use Flashlube but doubt that was what kept them so pristine - no lambda sensor probs, BTW.
Like you, I keep "consumables" on the shelf, which was really the only reason I changed the plugs along with the dizzy bits - belt and braces. The garage which serviced the van, the previous summer, had also concluded the plugs were good, and hadn't changed them, so they were still on my shelf - NDK, not iridium, both the old and the new.
Don't know what service interval your LPG system recommends but you could be due for new filters and/or re-mapping about now, or soon, anyway? If the plugs don't do the trick, and everything else stacks up (e.g., HT leads), I would get the LPG filter changes/annual service done and see if that makes it fly again.
2001-V6-LPG-AFT-black on silver-Imperial Purbeck camper
(Ron miel=honey rum from the Canaries)
