I'm guessing it must be a fault internally to the alternator. The wires coming out of the alternator go straight into conduit, so the wire is unlikely to be shorting against the body. The fuel gauge appears not to working either but probably not connected.

At first glance it looks like it could be ...

Thanks,I'll look at the alternator again although I definitely didn't see any loose wires or connectors, unless it's a fault internally to the alternator, in which case, I don't have the expertise to diagnose. It's certainly charging well and regulating the charge voltage as well, it didn't deviate ...

Curious one this, grateful for any input.

I made a new section of the long steel pipe joining the two heater matrices. I then filled the coolant system with water and ran the engine for about 45 minutes. Unbelievably, the head gasket seems to actually be sealing, coolant level doesn't drop or ...

I wasn't aware but I know it was running fine until it dropped it's coolant out of the pipe. I've only driven it myself once but been a passenger in it a few times and it is horrifically slow, but it's a heavy vehicle, develops very little power for a 2.0 and has a pretty lazy autobox so I wouldn't ...

Hi all. Not a bongo owner, but a bongo fixer for my friend's van.

The issues boil down to (pun intended) overheating of the 2.0 petrol engine but I'll give a little background first.

My friend asked me to check her battery after saying the bongo was stinking and had cut out and was really sluggish ...