dual fuel on mavrick playing up

Submitted: Saturday, Apr 24, 2004 at 21:06

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hi guys, having trouble with my mavrick, won't run on gas right when it gets hot an going through petrol like there is no tomorrow, any ideas, been told to have carby rebuilt.

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Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Apr 24, 2004 at 23:04

Saturday, Apr 24, 2004 at 23:04

From Luke who sold his this week..

The answer is:

A: Take it to a gas dude to get the converter checked and have the mixtures/sensitivity redone

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and ...

b: They ALL go through petrol like there's no tomorrow 20/100 is common

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Saturday, Apr 24, 2004 at 23:12

Saturday, Apr 24, 2004 at 23:12

actually

Luke (11:10 PM) :
20/100 is common

LOL

......25lt/100 is actually good going! LMAO

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Follow Up By: uppy - Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 00:14

Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 00:14

Hi Truckster, How many petrol gqs have you had ?,Ive got a evil petrol gq efi and i get around 650 to 700 kms from a std tank and yes i do have 2 hiclones ,also ive owned deisel patrols . with the petrol gq i find i dont need to install a turbo etc... to get my truck up a hill

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 12:26

Sunday, Apr 25, 2004 at 12:26

Proud to say None thanks Uppy.. Was smarter than that. Diesel suits what I want much better.

Dont need a turbo on a diesel either to get up a hill, but with the money I saved on petrol, I did install a turbo cause I wanted to.

I asked Luke who DID own a dual fuel SWB Mav up till last week(hes been on a few trips with people here too), he spent a fortune on that thing, and just had enough of spending..

He has a 2.8 TD GU before that, and was paranoid to scratch and damage it, so got the Mav..

He is now lookin for a Diesel SWB GQ...

Enjoy.

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Follow Up By: uppy - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 10:51

Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 10:51

Trucker, you didnt read what i said ,Ive had both petrol and deisel.I didnt need to go a talk to my sisters, brother, whos best mates ,mate had one,Also i get 100 kms less per tank than a gu 2.8.Also i dont need a turbo,to get anywhere.

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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 20:14

Monday, Apr 26, 2004 at 20:14

Good for you..
Have a beer and be proud of your accomplishments.

I was already talkin to Luke when I saw this thread. So I talked to someone who has a Petrol Mav. He was online as I was talking to him, is there something wrong with that? Or do I need to have owned everything on earth to have the right to post something here?

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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff M (WA) - Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 at 18:27

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 at 18:27

Truckster, were those fuel calculations based on a 3.0L 6 Cylinder EFI, the 4.2 Carby or the 4.2 EFI? Was it also tuned to run on gas or just petrol, I was just wondering that's all, it seems a bit weird stating those kinds of figures without explaining how you got them? Uppy travels with me quite frequently and get's some pretty bloody awsome economy out of his school bus. When you consider the extra wieght he is pulling around and the fact that his motor is about 1/3 bigger than mine and is petrol not deisel.

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