RichardSEL
Active Member
The only thing I had done was the LPG vaporiser's barrier rubber membrane change out.
Must say that, together with using the proper purging procedure to ensure no air locks in the water jacket did seem to help and gave about 250 to 350 miles of use before needing to be purged again.
There also was a small end knock that only showed itself at about 1800 revs and then went quiet again -- whether that was gudgeon pin wear or something else (remember I'm not a mechanic) I don't know. But given the deal available from this Peterboro engine re-builder, what I'd paid for it, its otherwise good condition, and having fixed the suspension, IMMO problems with steering lock, battery drain issue, odd intermittent fault with the ABS controller and a wheel speed sensor, decided to go for the re-build. Previous keeper and I had also changed out cooling components as well: lower temperature thermostat, fan viscous coupling, and the most problematic of hoses (due to ageing) going pop
Must say that, together with using the proper purging procedure to ensure no air locks in the water jacket did seem to help and gave about 250 to 350 miles of use before needing to be purged again.
There also was a small end knock that only showed itself at about 1800 revs and then went quiet again -- whether that was gudgeon pin wear or something else (remember I'm not a mechanic) I don't know. But given the deal available from this Peterboro engine re-builder, what I'd paid for it, its otherwise good condition, and having fixed the suspension, IMMO problems with steering lock, battery drain issue, odd intermittent fault with the ABS controller and a wheel speed sensor, decided to go for the re-build. Previous keeper and I had also changed out cooling components as well: lower temperature thermostat, fan viscous coupling, and the most problematic of hoses (due to ageing) going pop