Idling Problems with gas conversion

It may be better to post this on rec.autos.makers.honda

Buy a Jeep, then maybe the Jeepers in this Jeep group can help you.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail > Hi all

Eat more beans.

It sounds like the gas/air ratio isn't adjusted right, and the engine is getting carbon deposits from running on gas, thus fouling the spark plugs. The gas system either isn't adjusted properly, or has improper parts. A work around is to operate on petrol every few days, or when the car starts cutting off. The real fix is to get the gas/air mixture adjusted properly. A diagnostic is to check the spark plug condition when the problem occurs.

You need to find a mechanic who is competent to service and troubleshoot this system, not just install it out of the box.

Earle

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Another possibility is that the stock spark plugs are not of the proper heat range for use with gas, but I wouldn't know how to recommend the correct ones. This is the sort of thing that your gas conversion kit manufacturer should be familiar with.

Earle

That and gas conversions are very picky with intake leaks.

I'm still betting on carbon fouling in the spark plugs.

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The gas company in my town runs their truck on LPG without problems. This used to be a real common problem in the days of single throttle return springs without any gas being involved at all. When did they finally come out with double return springs, 1976? You fellas probably scared this guy off with your anti-Honda pro-Jeep comments anyway. Nobody in the Honda ng has a clue either.

Earle

Earle Horton wrote: You fellas probably scared this guy

Earle, this is a Jeep newsgroup. The last thing we need is a bunch of ricers thinking we are the gurus of Honda or something like that.

He posted in the correct forum, a tech one.

Mike

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I have seen a few Jeeps with LP gas conversions, none of them working of course.

Earle

The first car I remember my parents having was some sort of Willys running on LP. It looked kind of like this, but it was light blue and white, and without the extras.

IIRC it worked fine until my parents sold it because of the rust in the floor. (They didn't want us kids falling through the floor.) I do remember being sad about that, because it was my favorite car.

I'll ask my dad about it, because since they sold it when I was around 7, the IIRC has a very big If in it.

Ivan

My neighbor has one like that. He and it look like he might have bought it new. He drives it every day.

Earle

I had a 1960, green and white. I miss it.