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by scotty2
Tue Apr 18, 2023 11:36 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Mobile mechanic visited and was stumped. He is going to come back once he has had a think.
by scotty2
Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:55 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

I've given up and called a local mobile mechanic who is supposed to be pretty good at diagnoses. Waiting for an appointment.
by scotty2
Tue Mar 21, 2023 11:34 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

OK. Spent some time on TGM yesterday. It has new plugs. I swapped the coil pack and leads from the Coupe which runs OK. No difference. I had a resoldered fuse box in stock (ex Dave - ta.) so decided to swap that as the windows sometimes play up. Again, no difference. The TPS is new. Could it be an E...
by scotty2
Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:55 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

I'll try one from the Coupe. I had tried a coil pack from the box of spares, but that might have been faulty too.
Scott.
by scotty2
Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:24 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

DIS pack?
I'm listening...
by scotty2
Mon Mar 13, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Sorry for late reply, but have had a city break in Prague. TGM: It started working again, but the rough running is getting worse. It has now stopped again! Does not seem related to the misfire apart from stopping the LPG coming in. I notice that the revcounter needle shudders when it it is misfiring...
by scotty2
Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:43 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Update: TGM still playing up. Went in for a diagnostic check at the local garage who could not diagnose what was (is) wrong. LPG now stopped working as well! Think it is the tank solenoid as it doesn't click when LPG is selected. This was sorted a couple of years ago and seems like the solenoid has ...
by scotty2
Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:49 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Forum was offline for a while? TGM: By pulling and replacing the fuse again, the LPG has started working again. The poor running at part throttle after warming up is still there. Same when on gas or on petrol. When started from cold, it runs fine. when it starts to warm up, it switches to gas as it ...
by scotty2
Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:56 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Well the new two pin temp sensor pinched from the Coupe and fitted to TB2 has cured the fan not cutting in so that's one sorted for now.

On TGM a new TPS has made no difference. It seems to be using a bit of water and I'm now thinking potential HGF. LPG still playing up.
by scotty2
Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:56 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Cheers Dave. I think it could be TPS too. One ordered.

TB2 is a 1997 with no AC and only a single fan. I'll borrow a sensor from one of the Coupes to see if it is at fault.
by scotty2
Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:58 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Website disappeared for a few days so here is latest update! TGM: LPG not staying active. Misfire when on petrol has returned. Does a strange kangaroo thing when on part throttle so when in a 30 zone it has the feeling of on/off throttle but when you accelerate it picks up, so OK at high load. tryin...
by scotty2
Sat Dec 10, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

TB2 Update: Bottom balljoint rubber had split and let in water. Described as "rusted to buggery" by local garage. Arm off and heat applied to get it out apparently. Glad I didn't try and change it. (tripped and fell in the dark on my drive after thumping shin on TGMs tow bar and landed on our Dacia'...
by scotty2
Tue Dec 06, 2022 2:54 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

One of the guys on the LPG forum says that if the LPG ECU isn't getting power it can affect the running of the car on petrol. Who'd have thunk it !
by scotty2
Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:05 am
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

Update. Coil pack made no difference. Plugs - no difference. Leads - no difference. Fuse contacts to the LPG system did look a bit corroded so sanded back to shiny and worked in and out the holder to ensure good contact as advised by the LPG support forum. Misfire stopped and system switched over to...
by scotty2
Wed Nov 30, 2022 4:27 pm
Forum: Your Cars - Rover 800
Topic: Thunderbird2 & Turbo Coupes
Replies: 473
Views: 192247

Re: Thunderbird 2, The Green Machine & Turbo Coupes

OK good news on the Lambda sensor. I'll change Coil pack, then leads, then plugs, to see what cures it, then I'll turn to meths! The smell always reminds me of running my little Mamod steam engine many years ago... On TB2: What is the most likely cause of annoying creaking/squeaking noise when turni...