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its getting colder! - cully - 11-10-2013
Hmmm!
its getting colder i saw my glowplug light last night!
heads up to the guys running 100% veg you may want to start thinning it a little before you get problems
RE: its getting colder! - Dean - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 09:27 AM)cully Wrote: Hmmm!
its getting colder i saw my glowplug light last night!
heads up to the guys running 100% veg you may want to start thinning it a little before you get problems
I need to get my glowplugs changed.. my light comes on even in the summer.
But yeah its starting to get cold now. And i've got to put the front end of my car back together at some point today.
RE: its getting colder! - adamm306 - 11-10-2013
what do you mean the light comes on? it comes on everytime you start the car or am i being stupid lol
RE: its getting colder! - pugvivant - 11-10-2013
yes its colder now, me nads had gone missing this morning
RE: its getting colder! - mr_fish - 11-10-2013
IDI needs a good bit of heat every time to get them to fire....
DI gets away with it (but glowplug light shows in low temperature)
RE: its getting colder! - Anton - 11-10-2013
Was 4c yesterday and i'm still 100% veg, was a bitch tbh ha
RE: its getting colder! - cully - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 09:46 AM)adamm306 Wrote: what do you mean the light comes on? it comes on everytime you start the car or am i being stupid lol
Hdi only lights the dash light when it needs extended preheat due to the temperature
RE: its getting colder! - silverzx - 11-10-2013
Mmm, had extremely stiff nipples walking through the village at midnight last night.
Caution, wear nipple protection!
RE: its getting colder! - Jake - 11-10-2013
Lol I ran veg all winter last year.. Took me about ten minutes every morning to start even with petrol mixed in.... I don't miss doing that..
RE: its getting colder! - adamm306 - 11-10-2013
ahh fair one didnt know you were on about hdi's
RE: its getting colder! - cully - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 10:26 AM)adamm306 Wrote: ahh fair one didnt know you were on about hdi's
yes i have an hdi but i dont run veg
its just a warning for the guys that do in their XUD
RE: its getting colder! - 4WayDiablo - 11-10-2013
Still rocking shorts and a t-shirt :-)
RE: its getting colder! - adamm306 - 11-10-2013
and there was me planning to use veg soon guess I'll have to wait till next year
Re: RE: its getting colder! - kentiiboii - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 10:41 AM)adamm306 Wrote: and there was me planning to use veg soon guess I'll have to wait till next year
You can still use veg. Just needs a bit of petrol to thin it a little.
It's getting very cold! Not wanting to get out of bed each morning.
The hdi sounded like shit yesteday morning, signs of child starts.
RE: its getting colder! - adamm306 - 11-10-2013
what sort of mix would i be aiming for in the colder months?
I should really take advantage as I live next door to a chipshop thats run my by landlord..
RE: its getting colder! - THE_Liam - 11-10-2013
Really need to sort out my air ingress issues, was 4 degrees here last night and even on 100% crappy soya oil it started first turn, just very lumpy and trying to cut out for the first 5 mins. Think it's the fuel filter housing letting in air, it looks like veg is seeping out of the lid....
Re: RE: its getting colder! - kentiiboii - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 10:48 AM)adamm306 Wrote: what sort of mix would i be aiming for in the colder months?
I should really take advantage as I live next door to a chipshop thats run my by landlord..
Not sure. One of the veg lads will be along to sort you out. But theres loads of information if you search...
Iirc you want about 10% petrol or % 20 diesel (maybe more diesel)
RE: its getting colder! - silverzx - 11-10-2013
Decent glow plugs, 90% veg, 10% petrol and a shot of 2 stroke.
RE: its getting colder! - ozonehostile - 11-10-2013
(11-10-2013, 10:20 AM)silverzx Wrote: Mmm, had extremely stiff nipples walking through the village at midnight last night.
Caution, wear nipple protection!
and with that, back to the studio!
RE: its getting colder! - procta - 11-10-2013
yep its getting colder and darker, i have to check my metros door seals again as my floor pan is damp.
RE: its getting colder! - MrsMidnight - 11-10-2013
Knob hats at the ready! I've got several
RE: its getting colder! - Toms306 - 11-10-2013
Time to tuck T shirt into jeans I think lol, man I'm cool.....
As for cold starts, the Vectra hates them!!
RE: its getting colder! - Dum-Dum - 11-10-2013
Balaclava weather
My nose was freezing walking to work last night.I've had to put the heating on last night too.
RE: its getting colder! - Niall - 11-10-2013
Hmmm will see how the Kia fares out its first winter. This morning it was 6 degrees and it idled at about 1400 for a minute or so
RE: its getting colder! - adamm306 - 11-10-2013
Better get my glow plugs changed soon
RE: its getting colder! - Poodle - 12-10-2013
Think i should probably change the glowies on the 205, it's been starting on 2/3 cylinders for the first couple of minutes through summer on straight derv. Don't think it'll manage now the temps dropping, the smoke and misfiring yesterday morning was horrendous lol.
RE: its getting colder! - Stephen - 12-10-2013
It is bloody cold!
My first winter in two years, going to be shit
RE: its getting colder! - Matt - 12-10-2013
Mines okay. Starts first time, 100% veg. Will fire and stall, but that's the shit fuel filter I haven't changed in 8k on veg haha
RE: its getting colder! - 306Puggy - 12-10-2013
I ran 100% veg last winter and can't see what the fuss is about. It is just as hard to start as it always is
Mind you I think my fuel filter was quite blocked up. I always avoid putting petty in because I am always paranoid that it won't mix properly in the tank and then the pump sucks up a big gob of petrol and detonates the engine hock:
RE: its getting colder! - Poodle - 12-10-2013
Petrol won't detonate the engine.