VOGELS VGI - 1.4 General conditionals before the installation

Vogels Autogas Systems VGI Hardware Manual System Description and Installation
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1.4 General conditionals before the installation
Before the conversion
Check before you start with any conversion of there are any malfunctions or diagnostics in the vehicle on petrol.
This can avoid many problems after the conversion.
Moreover check the vehicle on the following points:
• The state of the engine air inlet filter.
• The state of the ignition system such as spark plugs, spark plug cablesabels, coils.
• Inlet and outlet valves for leakkage and check the valves clearance.
• Functioning of the lambda probe and the catalyst.
When neccessary first make the proper adjustments on petrol and replace broken parts before converting the
vehicle to gas.
The following types of vehicles can NOT be converted with the VGI system
- With engine with a carburettor
- Bosch K-jetronic injection
- Engines with Peak and Hold petrol injectors (Resistance of injector is less than 6 Ohm)
- Direct injection engines (Use a special version of VGI)
Remarks regarding all gas containing components
• Fix all components in the engine compartment according the specific installation manual of that particular
vehicle. Fix the components using the brackets coming with the kit on to solids parts of the vehicle or directly
on to these solid parts.
• Never fix a gas component in or close to space of the ventilation system of the passenger compartment.
• Never fix any component closer than 200 mm away from a heat source such as the exhaust system for
example. In any case this unavoidable, place a heat sheeld of minimum 1 mm thick in between.
• Avoid hoses and tubes to make sharp bends or to fold.
Remarks regarding all components
Add a protective anti corrosion layer to all metal components such as the regulator and brackets and all fixing
points after the complete installation and check-up of the system. Do this to avoid rust and corrosion and a good
conservation of the system and vehicle.
Fix all components according European and or national regulations.