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Originally Posted by chanu Ah! Mehul I emphatize with you in all the troubles you have gone through and appreciate your zeal to go on with your passion inspite of the hurdles. It was neither your mistake nor the car's mistake its the LPG which is the culprit. I understand LPG converted cars have lot of issues be it any brand once you try to run it without the gas kit there starts the problem. Now that you have a S1 and you seem to be happy with her, that's great I understand one thing it seems you are a decorative guy uploading the car with wheel caps, mirrors, etc.
All the best Mehul for your future with the car and thanks for sharing your experiences with us. |
Yes, Chanu LPG car do have some problems, but the main problem was, the car was owned a lady and she was the first owner of the car and car still in show room condition no changes made. It was having dynamo that was set to charge faster than normal, and it charged the battery so fast that eventually battery and the dynamo burned out. The funest part is that the mechanic whom I took the car didnt tell me about alternator I got the dynamo repaired at Rs 3000, costlier than alternator then. Actually lack of knowledg made me run into troubles. Thats the motive behind the website premierpadmini to help Fiat1100 owners to maintain there cars and get technical data. I changed the dynamo soon as it was set to charge at low speed and I was driving the car from Kerala to Tamil Nadu in dark and put head lites for more than two or three hours, same problem the car stops, battery weak. Then in Tamil Nadu I got some good mechanics and changed alternator some extra fog lamps and what ever I could in Fiat for safety to travel between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Coming to S1 it was same story, the thermostat system is uter failure for S1. The x-owner could not find the original thermostat switch so he gave direct connection of the fan to the battery, so the time put on ignition key the electrical fan too starts no matter even if the engine is cold. That time I even could not find a solution to this problem and went Kerala with the car.
In Kerala the car ran ok, but one fine morning refused to start, I tried hard but no use, called mechanic, he came and disconnected the elecric fan so that we can save battery as it was rotating before the car starts. Delco points were adjusted and the car started, but he forget to connect back the electric fan and I drove the car and ended up in heated engine. No sooner I connected the fan and cooled the radiator, but of no use the head gasket had burned out, and with out knowing I put cold water into the raditor to crak the head. Finally history repeated itself on NH-47 from Kerala with family on a sunday.
My mother cursed me to the level that she pledge not use Fiat in life. Then I wanted to prove my mother wrong and took the car back home by puting in water into the radiator every 10-15 minutes on high way where ever I could find water. Just imagine the tension I had, if could not find water next 10 mins what to do? but god was with me and got water to put into the thirsty radiator and reached Alleppey in four hours and got the head faced in local workshop.
There are many event which I want to share, which will help other Fiatians to gets some tips. |