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Old Nov 14, 2025 | 07:01 AM
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Will it stay running if you keep your foot on the gas? When running have a look down the throttle body, You should see both injectors giving fuel. Did you happen to look at the cap and rotor or plugs? The EGR valves on these stick, If that's the case you may be getting to much exhaust going into the intake. I seen the LP system on these by one other member who lived in Mexico. I would assume it's the same. Get it running on gas first.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2025 | 08:07 AM
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It used to be happy with a little gas given. Currently its much less and seems to need to almost floored (just woke up I'll test again this weekend). Sparkplugs are all brand new, EGR in theory should be clean as it ran most its life on propane but I'll take a look while I look at the cap.

my passeneger valve cover did have a blown gasket a bit ago so there may be some oil or something pooled around it if that matters
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 01:20 PM
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Went for a quick drive. No stalling or struggling to start, didnt even stutter, cranked slightly longer than usual but I havent driven it in a week or so and its chilly out. Didnt check the injectors and distributor seems happy and clean.

Could snow have caused it? My air cleaner is fully exposed with the propane system.

My oil pressure also drops to the first tick after slowing to a stop, like parking, and that has been a thing since I got it.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 02:44 PM
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Oil pressure is dependent on engine rpm, so, lower pressure at idle is expected. So long as it is out of the red, it's all good.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 02:50 PM
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So thats all good, yeah? I find if it gets lower than that its gonna stall
So thats all ok, yeah? I find if it gets lower than that its gonna stall
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 03:30 PM
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That's actually pretty healthy for its age.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 03:33 PM
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Bahaha awesome, that relieves a lot of my anxiety. Ill go for another ride tonight, see if it stalls after longer driving, maybe get it to a garage so I can take apart some internals and see how theyre functioning.

It seems to love to give me short term issues then get rid of them, like occasionally I'll lose almost all power unless im gentle on the peddle or floor it. Definitely seems like a fuel system thing or one of the propane computers messing something up
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 07:39 PM
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Bahaha awesome, that relieves a lot of my anxiety. Ill go for another ride tonight, see if it stalls after longer driving, maybe get it to a garage so I can take apart some internals and see how theyre functioning.

It seems to love to give me short term issues then get rid of them, like occasionally I'll lose almost all power unless im gentle on the peddle or floor it. Definitely seems like a fuel system thing or one of the propane computers messing something up

AHHOOOGA!!!!!!! Check your antifreeze in your cooling system! NOW!!!!!

You want to do this before the really bad cold sets in! I drove propane powered equipment for 45 years. You have a fuel vaporizer to turn the liquid propane to gas. When propane vaporizes, it's temperature drops to -35 degrees. F or C doesn't matter as they coincide at -35. If your antifreeze is good to minus 30, the vaporizer will freeze up, starving your engine for fuel. Once the engine is running and the coolant is hot, no problem. Being November, we've had one taste of winter down here in Indiana and you being up in the Kanuck area will get even colder.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 07:42 PM
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Coolant was just put in a few weeks ago when we replaced the water pump, should be good till around -35°C i believe? My reservoir is low so imma put some undiluted antifreeze in since im lazy. Propane system is also empty, we planned to remove it just weren't sure how and other issues came up
 
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Old Nov 15, 2025 | 08:07 PM
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May have misunderstood, so my antifreeze shouldn't be good for -30? Or it should be?
 
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