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by The Great Pretender
Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:58 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: N54 NCW
Replies: 7
Views: 2898

Re: N54 NCW

Nice to know it is serving you well Mike. A friend has a Toyota Alphard V6 converted to LPG, we both looked at them when Wheelquick started importing them, I would have bought one but there was no towbar made for them at the time.
by The Great Pretender
Sat Aug 17, 2019 12:46 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: N54 NCW
Replies: 7
Views: 2898

Re: N54 NCW

Thanks for that Ian. I’m well Mike, nice to see you are still here. I part exchanged the Bongo against a nearly new top of the range Honda CRV at just under £30,000, 4x4 cream leather and too many computer aids that I still can’t master. The car is great and on a holiday to Northumberland returned e...
by The Great Pretender
Fri Aug 16, 2019 12:31 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: N54 NCW
Replies: 7
Views: 2898

N54 NCW

Hi all been a while since posting here.
Anyone here know about or have my old Bongo N54 NCW?
It is taxed and tested.
As older members will know it had a homemade conversion and twin tanked to run on 100% veg oil.
by The Great Pretender
Thu May 28, 2015 1:44 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: lowered suspension
Replies: 9
Views: 3389

Re: lowered suspension

What you need to know is the standard spring rate, you can then calculate the spring rate of the shorter spring, and you only need a few measurements to do this. You do need to keep the front to rear rates close to the standard as a percentage as possible. http://www.reliablespring.co.uk/calculator...
by The Great Pretender
Mon May 18, 2015 12:03 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: fuel pump leak
Replies: 4
Views: 2559

Re: fuel pump leak

steveandmary wrote:Leaking seal on fuel pump . any fact sheets and ware can i get packet of new seals from . thanks
Leaking from where, sides, front or back? :wink:
by The Great Pretender
Mon Apr 20, 2015 12:32 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Intermittent power loss
Replies: 30
Views: 11463

Re: Intermittent power loss

Try removing the banjo filter, the little bu**er can look clean but still cause problems. If that doesn't cure it check the TPS (throttle position sensor). :wink:
by The Great Pretender
Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:16 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: HELP: Something is wrong with my baby (head gasket or wot?)
Replies: 39
Views: 9980

Re: HELP: Something is wrong with my baby (head gasket or wo

Hi Mike, I don't get back here to often lately. Sorry to read about your problem, I went down the same route with my coolant loss. Gauge showed no pressure rise in the system, undertray removed and cardboard under the Bongo in the garage with no damp overnight, U V dye showed no sign of leak, bottl...
by The Great Pretender
Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:24 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Coolant Level dropped a little - Should I be worried?
Replies: 16
Views: 6042

Re: Coolant Level dropped a little - Should I be worried?

O dear did all the research we did on the cooling system disappear in the mist of time.
Haydn provided the answer within an hour and half of the post.
Personally I only use 30% anti freeze so dilution of 50% in our climate is not a problem.
Advice, fit a coolant alarm. :wink:
by The Great Pretender
Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:54 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: V6 automatic gearbox puncture
Replies: 6
Views: 3239

Re: V6 automatic gearbox puncture

Ok, do you want the good news first? Can you weld it………yes you can………..will it distort…………maybe. Can you braze it…….. yes you can………..will it distort…………maybe, but less chance. Can you solder it…… yes you can………..will it distort…………maybe, but not likely. Can you JB weld it in situ….. yes you can………...
by The Great Pretender
Fri Oct 10, 2014 1:25 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: automatic gearbox oil
Replies: 15
Views: 6086

Re: automatic gearbox oil

Just been there Mike after modifying a set of Suzuki GSXR throttle bodies to fit on my Kawasaki ZZR 1100.
Older carb engines respond well to colortune but modern management systems provide real time response by data logging exhaust gas (oxygen contant) in milliseconds.
by The Great Pretender
Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:29 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: automatic gearbox oil
Replies: 15
Views: 6086

Re: automatic gearbox oil

12.5/1 was aimed for when power tuning with petrol Mike. Stoichiometric ratio. This is something I ponder, as older cars ECU’s running closed loop try to keep the mixture at “stoichiometric ratio” is the car running hotter and using more fuel? Modern fuels have up to 10% ethanol if the ECU keeps th...
by The Great Pretender
Wed Oct 08, 2014 12:41 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Redox
Replies: 8
Views: 3429

Re: Redox

It worked for them.......................... :wink:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQN-0zvZNbY
by The Great Pretender
Sat Sep 20, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Bongo Fury Neweletter - Diesel Vehicles- Politics
Replies: 52
Views: 17293

Re: Bongo Fury Neweletter - Diesel Vehicles- Politics

Retro fitting a regenerative system from an engineering point of view isn’t too difficult, controlling it needs a lot of money throwing at software. Look at how F1 have problems with rear wheels locking up under braking as the computer struggles to balance the two systems. So you manage it and the ...
by The Great Pretender
Fri Aug 08, 2014 11:20 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Oil Pump Priming & Gummed Piston Rings 2.5wlt
Replies: 6
Views: 3159

Re: Oil Pump Priming & Gummed Piston Rings 2.5wlt

Old hard drive are a good source of very strong magnets I use them on my old British motorbike as filtration is non existent. Are you using cheap oil to bed things in? Running to high a percentage of veg when cold can cause ring gumming due to incomplete combustion on start up. I do think your oil ...
by The Great Pretender
Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:09 am
Forum: Bongo Fuel & Performance Issues
Topic: Lumpy idle when cold
Replies: 30
Views: 12233

Re: Lumpy idle when cold

Lumpy startup, lets explore that. It is unburnt fuel. And running a mix allows unburnt veg to get onto the bores and then into the piston ring grooves, this can then gum up piston rings reducing their efficiency or worse. Running veg as a mix is ok as long as the engine is running fine, personally ...

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