Hi all,
I have just bought my first "landy". I thought i may as well go for something comfy that will annoy the eco-nuts and fairly cheap (so i don't have to worry about things like washing it).
I have bought a 1990 Range Rover Vogue SE with an LPG kit on it.
It starts and runs brilliantly but when I am driving it and put my foot hard down the auto box revs through first up to 5200(ish) rpm and sits there for 5-6 seconds before changing up. As it changes it feels like I have just been shunted from behind. It is a serious jolt. If i hold the throttle at about 3/4 it still jolts but doesn't hang around at the top of the rev range before changing up, driving it "normally" it is nice and smooth.
I have never driven an auto v8 before so Im not sure if this is normal.
It has another problem (at least i think it is a problem) when it is running on LPG you get allot of white smoke from the exhaust which isn't present when it's running on proper petrol. Is that something that all LPG cars do or is it a fault I need to have checked?
It's not using any oil or water and has about 140k on the clock.
I have a fair amount of mechanical experience working on various old English cars (Morris Minors and MGBs mainly) this is a new area and i am a bit lost with it.
Either way I am impressed how much car you can get for less than a grand. It makes towing a car trailer a doddle even up a steep farm track it doesn't even hesitate.
If anybody can shed some light on it, it would be great!
Cheers,
Terry.
I have just bought my first "landy". I thought i may as well go for something comfy that will annoy the eco-nuts and fairly cheap (so i don't have to worry about things like washing it).
I have bought a 1990 Range Rover Vogue SE with an LPG kit on it.
It starts and runs brilliantly but when I am driving it and put my foot hard down the auto box revs through first up to 5200(ish) rpm and sits there for 5-6 seconds before changing up. As it changes it feels like I have just been shunted from behind. It is a serious jolt. If i hold the throttle at about 3/4 it still jolts but doesn't hang around at the top of the rev range before changing up, driving it "normally" it is nice and smooth.
I have never driven an auto v8 before so Im not sure if this is normal.
It has another problem (at least i think it is a problem) when it is running on LPG you get allot of white smoke from the exhaust which isn't present when it's running on proper petrol. Is that something that all LPG cars do or is it a fault I need to have checked?
It's not using any oil or water and has about 140k on the clock.
I have a fair amount of mechanical experience working on various old English cars (Morris Minors and MGBs mainly) this is a new area and i am a bit lost with it.
Either way I am impressed how much car you can get for less than a grand. It makes towing a car trailer a doddle even up a steep farm track it doesn't even hesitate.
If anybody can shed some light on it, it would be great!
Cheers,
Terry.
