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changing from pet to gas.. or gas to pet??

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changing from pet to gas.. or gas to pet??

Post by mashed_zook »

hey guys..
just bought a pathfinder with gas and pet..
just a simple question..
is there a spacific way to chage across??
as in do i need to let it puedge (sp)
or just flick it and drive??
any help?
also what is better in the bush?? i would be guessing gas, as its not afected buy side leans??

oh its a 2.4pet 4cilinder carbi fed!
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Post by Toy80Diesel »

from petrol to gas, let the petrol run out by putting the switch in the middle position, once it starts to cough, flick it to gas.

from lpg to petrol, just flick it straight over and hold the accelerator down a bit until the petrol starts flowing.
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Post by carrot »

Hmmm... I've always just flicked the switch whenever I wanted to. What's the advantage of running the petrol out of the system?

As for 4wd'ing, I suppose if you're on funny angles you could have some problems with the petrol pick-up, but I'd think it would only happen if you were on very funny angles or your petrol was quite low... my philosophy has been to drive on gas until I run out of gas, and if I can't fill up on gas I'll switch to petrol.
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Post by 11_evl »

show us some pics of your setup please
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Post by Loanrangie »

carrot wrote:Hmmm... I've always just flicked the switch whenever I wanted to. What's the advantage of running the petrol out of the system?

As for 4wd'ing, I suppose if you're on funny angles you could have some problems with the petrol pick-up, but I'd think it would only happen if you were on very funny angles or your petrol was quite low... my philosophy has been to drive on gas until I run out of gas, and if I can't fill up on gas I'll switch to petrol.
Car wont run properly on gas and petrol at the same time hence why you use the fuel up and switch just as it starts to cough, this is not a problem for EFI dual fuel vehicles as the fuel flow stops immediately. I always ran on lpg when 4wding as there are no problems with flooding if on slopes etc but petrol gives better mileage on a long run so pet to get to the track then lpg over the bumpy stuff. Of course if you have a large enough lpg capacity it isnt a problem but unless you have a ute with the tray full of tanks you'll need petrol somewhere.
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