Now I'm back from holiday I spent another few hours on it today so now I've got both gearboxes removed and both engines up on stands.

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Before I removed the gearboxes I decided to compression test both engines, the broken engine is severely done on compression, the best ...

Not sure if this is the right forum but it is about trips.

So looking forward towards the kids 6 weeks holidays when my bongo should hopefully be fully back on the road I'm looking for recommendations for where to go with a 6 year daughter.

We live in Nottinghamshire and I don't think the trips ...

It looks like I need to replace the bottom 2 pipes due to the ends failing, the first one I'm sure was decent on my other bongo that's no longer here but that's just typical, what is the blanked off nipple for?

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The second pipe is the lowest one ...

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So as you can see it's really clean and tidy, a bit of surface rust which I think I'll wire wheel and treat before undersealing the whole lot.

I also plan to drill a hole in the sills at each end so I can get an ...

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So that's both engines now into the garage, I'm going to get a second engine crane, remove both gearboxes and get them mounted up on stands at a nice working height, quite a few of the ancilleries on the broken engine are on better condition than my donor engine so I'll be ...

Hi again,

So unsurprisingly the great british weather delayed things along with another couple of more pressing jobs such as changing the turbo on a friend's a3.

As I'd made a start on disconnecting the engine I decided I wanted it out before I go away for half term holidays on Thursday.

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Hello again,

So it stayed dry today so I decided I'd have a look at disconnecting the various bits that connect the engine and gearbox to the chassis and have a general poke around.

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That's the broken engine that shall be removed before I removed anything,

I managed to ...

Only trip I have planned so far is the first outing which will be to woodhall spa.

It's only 30 miles away which is close enough to home if my daughter decides she doesn't like sleeping in it but at the same time has enough there to be worth the trip (lido, decent kids playground and kinema in the ...

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Enter the new bongo, she's got a few marks but given the age I'm fine with that.

I plan to remove the broken engine and box in ...

Hi all,

Long time lurker, rare poster here. In March I'm about to embark on a new bongo project which I thought I'd document here (not sure if this is the best section, feel free to move.)

https://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/viewtopic.php?t=78632

Thats a link to my original introduction thread ...

Hello all,

So i think it'd be good to start with a reintroduction as it's been a long time since I posted and things didn't quite go according to plan.

Nearly 3 years has gone by in a haze of building extensions, work redundancies, other vehicles and life and my 3 year daughter is now 6 and I didn ...

Hi all,

My 2.5 v6 petrol has leaking transmission cooler pipes, I'm happy enough to replace them and given the old girl has done 160k I'm going to change the gearbox fluid whilst I'm at it, I've a pela pump which will allow me to get enough fluid out the Dipstick tube to allow what should be a ...

Hi all,

I fitted the microswitch I found on ebay yesterday along with a new CR2025 battery and the fob now works.

Thanks for the advice
Chris

nth wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:40 am I had the same fob on mines till i changed it to an aftermarket alarm but just opened it & it has a CR2025 in it.

Dont suppose you still need the fob do you? And out of interest what aftermarket alarm did you go to?

Thanks
Chris

Hi all,

My Bongo has come with the following remote key fob which seems to be factory issue.

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The lock button felt stuck so I took it apart last night and found a, there's no battery in it and b, the microswitch for the lock button is missing.

First does anyone know what ...