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- Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:19 am
- Forum: Chilterns, Thames Valley & Cotswolds
- Topic: anybody in this area?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7156
Re: anybody in this area?
Anna it is so lovely to hear from you :) I do think of you often, and wonder how you are doing. My parents moved so I rarely drive past your house any more. I'm glad to hear you have a camper van again and are thinking of meets. We still have our rusty old Freda (and, no I didn't mistype 'trusty' I ...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:53 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Bongo is humiliating us
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7047
Re: Bongo is humiliating us
Thank you all for the suggestions. :) We are topping up the same amount (about an expansion tank full) every week whether the van sits on the drive or does a 200 mile round trip. I think the clips were replaced when the hoses were replaced a couple of years ago. I have been told by a garage the loss...
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 6:52 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Bongo is humiliating us
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7047
Re: Bongo is humiliating us
Thank you for all the advice :) We don't think the van is especially lumpy, just an old diesel. It may be condensation but there is so much of it, and it hangs about up the street :oops: We do seem to lose coolant. All the pipes have been changes, and ADS Bongo checked for leaks and couldn't find an...
- Sat Oct 06, 2012 10:47 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Bongo is humiliating us
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7047
Bongo is humiliating us
Now that the mornings are cold our Bongo is producing plumes of white smoke. This morning it looked like we had a smoke machine in the back, you could see it all up the street behind us :oops: We have had the head pressure tested and have been told there is no crack. We have had the smoke checked an...
- Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:43 pm
- Forum: Campervan Conversions in Bongos
- Topic: Can you tell what it is yet?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 17650
Re: Can you tell what it is yet?
A swivelling passenger seat would make the Bongo pretty much perfect.
Maybe you could go into business fitting them for other people??
Maybe you could go into business fitting them for other people??
- Sat May 21, 2011 8:19 pm
- Forum: Rest of the West
- Topic: Newbie in Bristol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6930
Re: Newbie in Bristol
I also found ADS knowledgeable and helpful. Griffin - I know where you mean and I think it is just a storage place too. They sometimes have bits of fairground ride there. I actually take the Freda to a 'normal' garage for MOTs. I would probably go back to ADS for anything complicated but it is a lon...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:12 pm
- Forum: Rest of the West
- Topic: Bongo parking bristol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7649
Re: Bongo parking bristol
There are a lot of multi storey car parks (with height restrictions :evil: ) in that area. You could try the open air car parks behind the Council House, between Brandon Street and St Georges Road. They are a bit tight and popular so fill up quickly. If you don't mind a walk you could park near the ...
- Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:53 pm
- Forum: Chilterns, Thames Valley & Cotswolds
- Topic: Rollcall- Chilterns, Thames Valley, & Cotswold
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15488
Re: Rollcall- Chilterns, Thames Valley, & Cotswold
We could be...
- Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:46 pm
- Forum: Chilterns, Thames Valley & Cotswolds
- Topic: Where have all the topics gone??!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7851
Re: Where have all the topics gone??!!
Oh Anna
I've not been on here for a while and the first post I look at - there you are
I'm really glad to 'see' you. How are you doing?
x Sarah
I've not been on here for a while and the first post I look at - there you are
I'm really glad to 'see' you. How are you doing?
x Sarah
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:17 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: hand brake warning light
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5181
Re: hand brake warning light
Thanks everyone Helpful advice as ever
We are now going to check the front and back brakes with a view to changing them before our next weekend trip.
I have printed off the fact sheet for reference.
Gosh this club is useful
Sarah
We are now going to check the front and back brakes with a view to changing them before our next weekend trip.
I have printed off the fact sheet for reference.
Gosh this club is useful
Sarah
- Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:14 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: hand brake warning light
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5181
Re: hand brake warning light
Our brake light came on in the Forest of Dean (a bit unnerving with all those hills...) There is nothing in the handbook (apart from contact the Mazda dealer) and I couldn't see a fact sheet about the brake fluid. So, what do we need to do if the light comes on? Do we need to top up the brake fluid ...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:41 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: bongo-louis all sad
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3916
Re: bongo-louis all sad
Ouch!
I hope you can get it sorted quickly and relatively easily
Good luck
Sarah
I hope you can get it sorted quickly and relatively easily
Good luck
Sarah
- Fri Jun 11, 2010 12:17 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Still got a coolant problem :(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3823
Re: Still got a coolant problem :(
Thanks for all the advice and help =D> I'll speak to Adrian when he gets home from work and we'll look at the options. The water pump problem mentioned by Harry is a possibility as it wasn't fitted by ADS but by the previous mechanic. I assumed ADS pressure tested the system but Kirsty could well be...
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Still got a coolant problem :(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3823
Re: Still got a coolant problem :(
Shouldn't be...we had a new one fitted as the old one went bang.
I'll get Adrian to have a look at the weekend just in case though. Cheers Jaylee
Sarah
I'll get Adrian to have a look at the weekend just in case though. Cheers Jaylee
Sarah
- Thu Jun 10, 2010 6:28 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Still got a coolant problem :(
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3823
Still got a coolant problem :(
Now we are really stuck. Last year we had a coolant problem and finally took the Bongo to ADS in Bristol (after lots of bleeding etc). They changed a lot of hoses and checked the head. We have only used the Bongo about once a fortnight since, so it has done less than 100 miles since then. We checked...