Checked voltage before I left 11.3v engine off, 14.8v engine on which settled to 13.8v after a run and the battery was showing 12.2v
Went to the shop, they tested it (off the car) and 1st test showed 33%, way below standard. The second after 10 minutes showed 52% and "good" which was baffling. They then did a drop test which showed it was "OK" so I was confused. The lad saw me test the battery with my own tester which gave the settled results so he knew the alternator is working.
Anyway, he spoke to the boss who did a goodwill gesture of swapping out the battery.
WOW!
What a difference! I sat and reset all the windows & radio stations, then drove off and no more antics. No hunting from LPG, no kick down hilarity (before it was kicking down then back up a gear so it had to be foot hard to the floor.
This time, the kick down worked with a reasonable amount of pedal and when I put my foot all the way down she was off like a racehorse and kicked down all the way immediately and held the gear until I was up to speed.
The performance from the LPG is back to normal, instant response and linear delivery, smooth and progressive acceleration.
ABS & TC off & stayed off, no more interior light disco either.
And the AC seems to be quicker at coming into play, almost instant cold and stays cold!
I wonder if this will have fixed my non operating cruise control
Went to the shop, they tested it (off the car) and 1st test showed 33%, way below standard. The second after 10 minutes showed 52% and "good" which was baffling. They then did a drop test which showed it was "OK" so I was confused. The lad saw me test the battery with my own tester which gave the settled results so he knew the alternator is working.
Anyway, he spoke to the boss who did a goodwill gesture of swapping out the battery.
WOW!
What a difference! I sat and reset all the windows & radio stations, then drove off and no more antics. No hunting from LPG, no kick down hilarity (before it was kicking down then back up a gear so it had to be foot hard to the floor.
This time, the kick down worked with a reasonable amount of pedal and when I put my foot all the way down she was off like a racehorse and kicked down all the way immediately and held the gear until I was up to speed.
The performance from the LPG is back to normal, instant response and linear delivery, smooth and progressive acceleration.
ABS & TC off & stayed off, no more interior light disco either.
And the AC seems to be quicker at coming into play, almost instant cold and stays cold!
I wonder if this will have fixed my non operating cruise control