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by Ca11um43
Fri Aug 01, 2025 7:33 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: AFT roof seal
Replies: 2
Views: 18

Re: AFT roof seal


No I don't believe there is an identical seal on the market :-(
The one off my old roof is as below;
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As you say there are others available but they all have a larger section outside the roof rather than the seal being inside alone.


I'm not sure if my current one is original ...
by Ca11um43
Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:57 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: AFT roof seal
Replies: 2
Views: 18

AFT roof seal

I need to remove the seal which is attached to the AFT roof and seals it to the top of the van, but my current one looks very old and brittle...Is there a bongo specific one that I can get to replace it? I've seen loads of different universal ones that will work, but none of them look anything like ...
by Ca11um43
Tue Jul 22, 2025 4:57 pm
Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
Topic: Gas bottle storage
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Gas bottle storage


Hi. How did you solve the ventilation and safety issue in that niche? I'm thinking about such an arrangement myself and looking for a reliable solution.

I am actively still looking in to this myself. I forgot to take measurements for a gas locker last time I was with my Bongo (currently being ...
by Ca11um43
Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:53 am
Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
Topic: Gas bottle storage
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Gas bottle storage


Mine is the simple surface mount style, hole drilled thru flooring and chassis below and then two screws. Mine however is a side conversion with the gas bottle accessed via rear door into the offside side cupboard with its own door. https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KxMAAOSwtCJdJd4Y/s-l1600.webp
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by Ca11um43
Mon Jul 21, 2025 10:17 am
Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
Topic: Gas bottle storage
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Gas bottle storage


I would think there is more chance of the internal valve in the bottle leaking due to a bit of grit getting in with lots of connecting/unconnecting going on. On mine the bottle is screwed on once and the external valve shut-off is used to control flow so no parts of the gas flow piping are ever ...
by Ca11um43
Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:20 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Solar panels
Replies: 3
Views: 158

Re: Solar panels


Did you ask this on FB recently? Sure I answered the same question recently!
Oh yes https://www.facebook.com/groups/2529055732/?multi_permalinks=10162766711980733


Yes I did :D Just getting as many links/ideas as possible, then I'll measure my roof again when I'm next with my Bongo (I took some ...
by Ca11um43
Mon Jul 21, 2025 9:17 am
Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
Topic: Gas bottle storage
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Re: Gas bottle storage


Where ever you end up putting the gas locker inside you need to install a drop-out vent, the gas being heavier sinks to the bottom and drops out of the vent to outside. See https://www.google.co.uk/search?num=100&newwindow=1&safe=off&source=hp&q=gas+drop+out+vent

I had to do that on a previous ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 20, 2025 9:54 pm
Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
Topic: Gas bottle storage
Replies: 8
Views: 422

Gas bottle storage

Where does everybody store their gas bottles? I have a rear conversion with a fridge in the middle and a cupboard on either side...One side has small tanks for the fresh and waste water, then the other side has the electrics and the previous owner had a gas bottle plumbed in there as well but I'm ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 20, 2025 9:36 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Solar panels
Replies: 3
Views: 158

Solar panels

Next year I plan on going off-grid around Italy for 2 weeks, as well as some shorter off-grid trips around the UK. My first trip being next month. Luckily it is fairly local but apart from the few bits that the previous owner left in the van, it's not set up or ready to be used off-grid at all. I've ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 13, 2025 11:19 pm
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Glow plug light flashing
Replies: 6
Views: 812

Re: Glow plug light flashing


Regarding the diagnostic port you did notice and read the warning that it is mounted upside down in the Bongo ?

Yes. I have had this problem previously when trying to find an ABS fault...When I first got the bongo it had an ABS light on, but everything I read online told me to connect the jumper ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:43 pm
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Glow plug light flashing
Replies: 6
Views: 812

Re: Glow plug light flashing


Try what Geoff said. 🙂
That broken pipe is unlikely to cause the flashing light.
Common causes of the flashing light: Fuse number 1 (in the fuse box by the drivers knee) can fail.
If the auxiliary fan (scavenger fan) is running all the time, then the temperature sensor by the handbrake is ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:36 pm
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Glow plug light flashing
Replies: 6
Views: 812

Re: Glow plug light flashing


As you disconnected the battery the ECU couldn't store any error codes to indicate that it had lost power, hence no codes to be read out :-)
If you take it for a run then the various parameters that need to be stored will be restored and on your next start you should be OK, unless there is another ...
by Ca11um43
Sun Jul 13, 2025 5:54 pm
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Glow plug light flashing
Replies: 6
Views: 812

Glow plug light flashing

I have a 1996 Mazda Bongo with the 2.5 diesel engine. It was last running a couple weeks ago, when it was parked up and the battery was disconnected while a lot of rust repairs were being done. No warning lights were on the dash. But now I have re-connected the battery I seem to have a flashing glow ...

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