Propane and glow plugs

The diaphragm for the regulator I mentioned above that was in MEB can be bought of e-bay UK for 99p

Thanks for the updates. In fact I had little difficulty getting the recommended needle valve and diaphragm online from "buyamower". I've done limited experiments to find how hard I can drive my glow plug, but frankly I suspect the problem lies elsewhere. I'm not familiar with a spark pump - or is it related to a trembler coil - but I'll probably convert to petrol if I continue to have no success with propane.

Howard

If you do go over to petrol try "colemans" fuel as it does not smell as much as pump petrol, you can get it from most good camping shops as its used in stoves, I get mine from Surplus & Outdoor.

J

Hi Dick,

sorry to bump this thread but, yes our cars are propane - I did some research and uk autogas is almost pure propane all year round, plus unpleasant contaminants. i was told that by the guy who designed the gas control system for the Vauxhall cars.

Plus, on the shell gas pump yesterday it had "Propane for automotive use" written on it, which is what reminded me of this!

Neil

our cars are propane - I did some research and uk autogas is almost pure propane all year round

Not so. Autogas is a predominatly a propane/butane blend & the proportions vary according to season. Winter is around 70% propane, summer around 70% butane. Plus "other stuff" gets added in varying amounts depending what is available & the "mix" varies by manufacturer.

I ran an lpg converted Kia Carens for 4 years / 70k miles & my current Toyota Avensis is in the workshop being converted at the moment, so have a bit of experience of the stuff. Through experience, I try to avoid Calor & Shell, as both of those gave poorer consumption than other brands - a bit more of the "other stuff" in the mix, maybe ?.

German pumps show the fuel composition seasons on a sticker on the pumps, so you know what you are getting when you fill up. Much like "Winter diesel".

Nigel B.