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Mitsubishi Pajero: Won't restart

LOOK at the fuel system. It's usually the cause of the problem. It could be a number of things, from a faulty fuel pump to a faulty fuel pressure regulator and dirty injectors. The temperature in the engine bay builds up after you turn the engine off and can cause the fuel in the fuel lines to vaporise. When you come to restart the engine, there isn't enough fuel getting through to fire up. It's not until the temperature comes down again and enough fuel can get through for the engine to start. Take it to a Mitsubishi specialist and have them go through the fuel system for you.

Thumping into gear

MODERN engines are designed to be driven away from a cold start with no warming up, so doing that doesn't damage the engine. Your problem is probably the carburettor or the supply of warm air. Warm air is normally piped into the carburettor in the first few minutes of driving, and this is often dumped when the engine is worked on later in life. It could also be wear in the carburettor or simply an incorrect adjustment of the carburettor or choke. Have the carburettor settings checked, and check it for wear.

Mitsubishi Pajero: Wrong speedo and odometer readings

THE dealer is right. The law allows a 10 per cent margin of error and there is no way to adjust it. I don't know how you determined the errors, but most methods of measurement have their own errors. The best way to check accuracy is by global positioning.

Dual-fuel conversion

There is no problem in converting the engine to run on gas, either as a dual-fuel installation or dedicated LPG. The quote for the conversion is about $2500, which is a little more than most cars, but that is due to the need to fit a new petrol tank.

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