What an Angel you are! This is what makes drivers forums so spectacularly useful. Thanks fella.
I am caught between the UK system and the French at the moment - a SORN and no MOT but finding european headlamps seemed impossible. 430E's to keep my wee donkey on the road is good value and considering that was the only thing it failed the CT test on I think I will definately keep it going.
On another note, did you reregister your hijet(s) here in France and if so, what about the certificate of conformity? I have a document from Daihatsu in the UK which is called the Vehicle Type Approval and I'm advised that although my Hijet is a 6-seater MPV it is classed as a commercial vehicle and therefore outside of the realm of the Cerfticate of Conformity. Did you encounter any difficulties with the re-registration?
Looking forward to getting more words of wisdom from you.

Hugs and kisses Suzette

I feel that it may be interesting to know what all your 30 problems were?

It would also be interesting to know what the "fix" for your overheating problem was, I suspect the old fan switch which is located in the steel colant pipe below the washer bottle has been disconnected and a fan switch has been put in at the bottom of the radiator?

For those with LPG conversions one of the big problems (I think) is that the little bleed 'T' is removed to allow "Teeing" to the LPG vapouriser, and therefore the system becomes impossible to bleed. I inserted a flushing kit from http://www.agriemach.com/product_info.php?products_id=859 which incorperates a T to allow bleeding a system.

my father has a 97 Hijet and it's been overheating, we tried everything, it was doing the same as yours then I took the rad cap off of the pipe that runs across the head I noticed that there was some corrosion where the cap tightens onto it turns out that althou things looked normal when the car was ticking over it was infact losing water via the expansion tank as the rubber seal on the in line rad cap wasnt fully sealing i rubbed the metal down put a new cap on the pipe above the engine and no more overheating
( although I call it a radiator cap it's not the cap on the front of the car on the radiator you need to lift the nearside passenger seat (UK Model) you can then see the cap.

have you had the rsd preasure tested. are you getting coolamt in your engine oil, have you tried runnig it with no thermartat sounda to me like the head gasket has blown. have the rad preasure tested it should give you an idea also rad presure cap may not be working ok another problem I had with my Hijet, the rad was bunged up with gunge due to someone putting wrong antifreeze in. I flushed rad out problem solve
Alan

Hi
Just aquired a T reg 1300 efi van sight unseen off ebay. Always wanted one, I'll give it a service over the weekend and then it will be my main transport.
My fingers are crossed big big time. I had no idea how difficult parts and service information were to find. But it's a very interesting project if it doesn't ruin me.
It came with a good owners handbook if anyone needs copies.

Peterpiper