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by g8dhe
Sun Oct 05, 2025 10:08 pm
Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
Topic: 2025 Meetings
Replies: 12
Views: 10812

Re: 2025 Meetings

CleopatraParker you haven't said what type of vehicle you have? Have you done much travelling in it? Which countries do you visit?
by g8dhe
Sun Oct 05, 2025 2:22 pm
Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
Topic: 2025 Meetings
Replies: 12
Views: 10812

Re: 2025 Meetings

Seriously ? Have you looked at the road clearance on any of the Bongo's at best its 6" - 7" the 4WD diesel will have the best maybe 7"- 8" depending if its original suspension.
by g8dhe
Sat Oct 04, 2025 9:11 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: V6 heating not working after garage work
Replies: 9
Views: 821

Re: V6 heating not working after garage work

:D No, down on the South Coast and I employ a garage to work on my V6! You won't get me under the bonnet unless its for electrical or photographs :)
by g8dhe
Sat Oct 04, 2025 4:55 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: V6 heating not working after garage work
Replies: 9
Views: 821

Re: V6 heating not working after garage work

The bottom hose will be the coolest part of the system! The hot coolant comes out of the engine and then splits into several routes.
One is back to the engine (smallest pipe) via the thermostat top inlet (this gets sealed if the thermostat fully opens up).
Second is via the various heating matrices ...
by g8dhe
Sat Oct 04, 2025 1:33 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: V6 heating not working after garage work
Replies: 9
Views: 821

Re: V6 heating not working after garage work

The problem with a simple flush of the entire system is that any deposits that get washed off the inside of the hoses has a habit of blocking the very small cores in the heating matrix. If you search thru the forum most people recommend disconnecting as many pipes as possible and then flushing and ...
by g8dhe
Sat Oct 04, 2025 9:09 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: V6 heating not working after garage work
Replies: 9
Views: 821

Re: V6 heating not working after garage work

Get back to the garage, either a coolant flow (bleeding problem) or depending on what work was done precisely the control rods that adjust the flaps in the air box in the leg areas either side are not working. Does the temperature gauge show the normal reading 11 Oclock position ?
by g8dhe
Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:28 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse

Right OK, common problems all solvable!

First older radios and even some modern ones have the TWO supplies to them, one is an unswitched supply to retain memories - however because memory types are now available which don't need power (Flash types) newer radios no longer need this supply, so don't ...
by g8dhe
Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:27 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse

Probably best to out the video's up on YouTube and send us the link to them.
by g8dhe
Tue Sep 23, 2025 8:39 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse

If you have a leisure battery fitted then it is very likely that a number of circuits are switched across from the SB fuse panel to an added fuse panel for the LB. It is very likely that the fuse for Unswitched circuits (Radio backup, ECU backup, internal lights etc) is swapped to the LB, the Blind ...
by g8dhe
Mon Sep 22, 2025 9:56 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Mystery wire
Replies: 26
Views: 956

Re: Mystery wire

That's great news, glad you managed to fix it.
It can be problematic trying to give a detailed explanation, because you never know just what has been done in the past, different people think different ways which can lead to a lot of crossed wires!!
by g8dhe
Mon Sep 22, 2025 2:29 pm
Forum: Fancy Meeting up & Bongo Trips
Topic: Tough Northerners 2026
Replies: 1
Views: 260

Re: Tough Northerners 2026

In the calendar, lets see how my knees go!
by g8dhe
Mon Sep 22, 2025 2:22 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Missing relays inside passenger wing
Replies: 2
Views: 201

Re: Missing relays inside passenger wing

Bongo V6 relays.JPG
The front 2 are optional depending on what has been fitted!
by g8dhe
Sun Sep 21, 2025 7:38 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse

Do you have a leisure battery at all ?
by g8dhe
Sun Sep 21, 2025 5:07 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse
Replies: 10
Views: 499

Re: Radio not working after blowing 12v fuse

The radio has two power supplies.
The first is from the unswitched supply and is used to ensure that the memory circuits are powered to retain the settings even when switched Off, it comes from the internal fuse panel top left fuse either 10Amp (Red) or in later years 15 Amp (Blue).
The second is ...
by g8dhe
Sun Sep 21, 2025 1:13 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: ABS pump replacement, will others fit?
Replies: 4
Views: 251

Re: ABS pump replacement, will others fit?

Its not often that the pump has failed in the Bongo's its normally the wheel sensors/wiring back to the pump itself that causes problems.
Has the pump itself been shown to have failed, if you read the error codes then it will normally indicate which sensor(s) are a problem.

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