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Hi all, quiet year with no time to play with toy. I had fitted a secondhand I6 4.0 from an XH XR6 to my 94 auto XG keeping the log manifold and running XG timing. Now I have changed ECU to EL XR6 6TBA after setting base timing to suit. I have spark and fuel, the fuel pump starts running when ignition is turned on and smartlock light goes out. Interior light works too. Engine turns over well, but does not fire. Could it be dizzy or timing problem? I have checked wiringto the coil and zapped myself checking plug lead 1 both good so I figure coil ok too. I am yet to check injectors are pulsing as my youngest is finishing exams and my arms aren't long enough to reach them when turning over engine. Fuel line is connected correctly. I am not convinced it is a smartlock issue after reading the TI Performance diy guide. Just after some troubleshooting input from those who have done this before. Outback Jack mentioned in an older post that EL engine won't run without a MAF sensor, and XG has a MAP sensor, could this be an issue? Thanks for any help.

Hello Mr. hendrixhc, How did you go with Mr. Total Towing? Did he let you have the Longreach for a Carton of Beer?

Cheers Searly, ill follow it up!

Oh Yeah forgot to add that the mob 0408824939 that was on the sign is also the same number advertized for Total Towing in the Yellow Pages so it must be him.That other next door chap said he sometimes turns up @ the site on weekends.

Hello Mr. hendrixhc,I found that White Ford Longreach Ute.Its in a Type of scrap cars and cranes & industrial & agriculture machinery type of cemetry.The wheels are still on it.There was a sign @ the end of the fence with 'total towing' mob 0408824939 written on a piece of plywood with white finger paint mob number written twice with total towing.The chap next door who runs Pt.Elliot Mechanical (aka the old Pt.Elliot Wreckers) said there's a Chap who comes in now and then and thinks he might have a car yard sales somewhere in Adelaide(the big smoke),He himself was showing interest in the cranes he's got there coz they still work.He said he thinks the Longreach was the owners personal @ one time.I looked up Total Towing Adelaide and found it in the Yellow pages @ 11 York St.Wingfield.So anyway I have'nt Phoned him and thats all I could find out.Hope this Helps.If you need a hand with getting stuff off I would help out.I have tools and a gas propane hose and torch for heat and jack stands. My trolley jacks are only smaller car types not big truck types.I would'nt mind a Squiz @ it either.Maybe its got a Nice dash mat or a better bench seat than mine,I could use some decent headlights etc. Its been there for least 10 years maybe 15.Ok my mob is 0487831133 but not after 4:00 pm Thanks Searley

Ok I'll Go "Seek and You Will Find"!

Just diff with calipers, possibly tailshaft for yoke and handbrake cable.

Ok Mate I'll go and Enquire for you.Do you just want the Diff or the whole car or diff and other parts? It might be interesting!

Should have a 327 lsd if its a longreach i believe. i would be interesred!

Nah Sorry No Sale But I know where there is another Longreach been sitting in a Scrap yard @ @Port Elliot for years.I'm sure it would have to have an LSD Coz its a Longreach is that right? Anyway I can go and Ask the wrecking yard next door or the Chap that runs the Caravan & Boat storage place.Its been sitting there for Donkeys and when I needed a Left Hand Front Side Guard I was directed there and it too had a missing L.H.S Guard Gone,It sits amongst old earthmoveing and agricultural Equipment.I know a bloke in Goolwa who has a small towtruck with a Hi-Ab Crane that only charges $50.00 to pu & tow a car from Goolwa to Victor Harbor.

How much you want for the diff?

Hello Fantastic "First On Race' Day Lovers,Searley here and am Pleased to report that the XH Fired up like a Good Old Friend ringing on your doorbell.I did what SPArKy_Dave said like pulled out the injector rail with injectors,spark plugs out so it turned over easy and all injectors Squirted a whole better than some other time.I dis-connected all wires from the LPG Bowl put injectors back in tightened the works and turned the Key and like 1st Pop away she went.I tested it 4 times So I'm still mysteriously baffled.I did however leave the ignition on Acc for about 2 hours so to help the Smartlok reprogram itself just in case it would help,Still don't know But I nearly Gave Up and was Goanna call it Quits!So now I can drive and move it .My brother in law whose got a car yard was saying he knows a Ford Wrecking yard that would give me a $100.00 And my sister was goanna put in an Extra $100 if I did.A Big Thank-You for all the Help and Support No More "Fxi Or Repair Daily" from here.

Cheers Mate Moveing Forward Not Sideways!

Probably take the injectors out and have them cleaned, if they're all blocked up. Sitting them in solvent may have limited success, but won't clean them properly.

i've had LPG cars that sat for 10yrs... fire up no issue..

Anyway there was a Funny story today I should tell.Last night while reading the Ford Owners manual about the Radio code and Smartlok I see a 4 digit code the previous owner has written in.Bewdy I don't have to phone a Ford Dealer and ask for it.Some non expert told me it was the last 4 numbers of the VIN number.Anyway I turned on to Acc,the radio display went to "Err" I waited 1/2 Hour and it said "Code" I punched in the 4 numbers and straight away I heard the quite noticeable Whirring & Clicking noise comeing from the ECU Unit while the radio display was doing a circular dance round and around.I waited for 15 mins thinking that "Bewdy" the ECU is Re-Programming and Gearing Up.It still did'nt start.It was still Clicking & Whirling I tapped the ECU Nothing So I sat in the passenger seat and listen and felt it.It was'nt comeing from the ECU But the LHS loudspeaker the radio was trying to find a channel withe ariel down.Lucky I was in a Good mood and did'nt have a hammer and bash the ECU.!

Could quite possibly be stuck injectors? You'd need to remove the fuel rail with everything connected, and see if they spray fuel whilst cranking. For the test, you'd need to put the end of all the injectors, in small containers, or ziplock bags or similar. If the LPG system is still safe and in good order, I'd try running it on that? LPG doesn't generally go off over time.

Yes Your Dead Right SPArKy_Dave,What you just said nailed it I'm wandering around in Fords No-Go La-La Land! Gettin beaten down and frustrated.But If I follow that path you just said @ least we can verify something and then find the next step.I went out to buy a globe that looked like the one in the link someone sent me and the LED globe looked the same But was a 240 volts,That can't be right.Anyway I got plenty of Test Lights.I mean it used to start easy and run real good.It can crank like no-tomorrow.I'll do what you said Tomorrow and Write things down.Thank-you Sir!

Start simple - use a noid light (or any 12v test light) and check for injector pulse whilst cranking. Take the fuel line off at the fuel rail, to see if the in-tank fuel pump is working while cranking. Check for spark while cranking. From what I can tell, there still isn't clear direction, to track down the fault.

flip the indicator switch forward(toward the dash) flicking it back towards the driver makes them flash(to warn for cops etc)

Hi Thom,Another Big Thanks for that.So Much Knowledge and A Few New Clues Everyday! My Cup Runneth Over Hope!

Ok Thanks deankdx.When it was running real good after warming it up on petrol I would stop and change over to Gas LPG.No issues at all but some time later starting on Gas was difficult as it seemed the starter was trying to overcome a Compression problem.This was just before the Head Gasket blew so it might have been Coolant getting in the cylinder.I disconnected the Gas lines so I'll connect them and see what Happens.Anyway if I don't have any success with XH and I have to send it somewhere I still would like to keep the motor & trans & radiator. Now question can the SOHC be fitted in a 2005 RTV Ute engine bay? It looks sort of similiar.Anyway enjoy your day I'll be workin on a car outside in the Drizzle!Talk about learning about cars!

One thing to check, on a lpg converted car they tap into the injector wiring to shut them off when the system is on gas, sometimes the connection is dodgy or breaks, if you don't ever intend to run the car on lpg disconnect the wiring to the lpg lockoff and join the wires together, it Will bypass the log system and get the injectors firing no matter where the lpg switch is set

if it fires with fuel in the cyls, it would run on LPG.. if it doesn't run on LPG, could be one of the 2 relays near the brake booster(green one fuel pump relay? other injector relay? they sometimes tapped into these for the safety cut of the LPG in an accident.) just another thing to consider?

Ok today I pulled out the plugs they were a bit black & oily cleaned and filed them put petrol in the cylinders and screwd back in pugs and it fired and wanted to run.But did not do any more than that.Checked the fuses all good but now the wipers are stuck up 1/2 way and won't work at all so there's a mystery there.Goanna make a Noid Light tomorrow.From what I've read the BCM or BEM is Good coz the starter cranks it over good.The injector system works from the ECU.I've seen an advert about bypassing the ECU Smartlok by installing a Stage 1 J3 Chip into the ECU which is suppossed to Fix this problem for about $130.00 Does anybody have any knowledge/experience on these? One step forward 2 steps sideways 3 steps backwards!