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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    Noice work !!!
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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    Quote Originally Posted by Dickie Knee View Post
    I was out in the car the other day and as I was driving passed government house I had an idea to take a photo of the Grange at the side gates

    So I reversed in, snap and drove out.

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    I like your style!

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    Nicely done Dickie! If you can avoid numpties running into it for a little bit we still have to sort out a photoshoot for you.

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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

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    I like your style!
    Actually, even though I love it, I wish you had posted the picture without the ICC insert in the corner.

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    Quote Originally Posted by whitels1ss View Post
    Actually, even though I love it, I wish you had posted the picture without the ICC insert in the corner.
    I didn't take note of what was in the background on that side of the road. It is covering a large truck with advertising for a tree lopper and that was my quick thinking to hide it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dickie Knee View Post
    I didn't take note of what was in the background on that side of the road. It is covering a large truck with advertising for a tree lopper and that was my quick thinking to hide it.
    Yeah I can relate to that!

    How did you go sorting out the LPG?

    Do you like the gas?
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    I still haven't fixed the gas. Between selling to caprice and having to make this one daily driver for awhile I have not had time to have it off the road.

    I purchased a new corolla hatch for the wife so I have inherited her old car as a daily driver (2003 RAV4), so I will need to look at it again. I do want it fixed. It only requires a new LPG pump in the tank.
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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    Gas is great when it is running well but can be a pita to sort little bugs out.

    Can be very hard to find a mechanic who actually knows what he is doing & can diagnose the late model systems.
    Plenty say "yeah I can look at it for you!" (& charge you plenty while they fumble around with it")

    Will be interesting to see what sort of economy you get out of it,
    I have read a couple of road tests on these & they sound like a very good system when they are running right
    & you don't miss out on any performance either.

    All the best with it mate, it's a gorgeous car!
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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    nice looking barge.
    good all round package, esp once you get the factory lpg working

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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    With the price of LPG at the moment it's hardly worth fixing let alone fitting a new system.
    We have been paying 72.9 cpl around here for ages for LPG.

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    As for the LPG. I have just been Lazy. I will have to get it fixed.
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    Nice one Richard
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    Good Evening All

    Well, I finally got motivated and made some calls to find someone that knows something about HSV LPi (orbital gas systems). The grange has been raising eyebrows in a taxi workshop for the last week, but orbital gas systems were used on a lot of Brisbane cabs (falcons) around 2010-2013. I got the call today to say that the BBQ fuel is working and I can pick it up tomorrow to drive it on gas for the first time since I have owned it.

    I will have to get her out on a test run mid next week.
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    Re: Dickie's New Barge

    Quote Originally Posted by Dickie Knee View Post
    Good Evening All

    Well, I finally got motivated and made some calls to find someone that knows something about HSV LPi (orbital gas systems). The grange has been raising eyebrows in a taxi workshop for the last week, but orbital gas systems were used on a lot of Brisbane cabs (falcons) around 2010-2013. I got the call today to say that the BBQ fuel is working and I can pick it up tomorrow to drive it on gas for the first time since I have owned it.

    I will have to get her out on a test run mid next week.
    Good stuff Richard, hope it's all sorted for you.

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    It turns out it was one loose terminal in the LPI pump connector under the bonnet. 5 min fix once found after 3 1/2 hours of hunting. After an LPi ECU reflash and it's a goer.

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