Oops! Just realised I needed to update my profile!! I am no longer a Glasgow girl, but back to being a Galloway lass.
Thanks anyway Tony
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- Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:40 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
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- Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:48 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
So a further update.... the problem persists :? fuel filters changed, banjo filters looked at (there wasn't one), pipes checked for blockages, connections checked, glow plugs replaced (and the voltages tested), the cold start throttle adjusted, a valve has been introduced in case fuel was draining, ...
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:17 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
*no level of understanding in my brain*
Would that not mean that it wouldn't start at all though?
Would that not mean that it wouldn't start at all though?
- Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:57 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
Hello again!
A further update... we (my dad) changed the glow plugs.
The problem persists
It's getting steadily chuggier as it starts and has conked out a couple of times after starting, until the revs climb.
Things are being eliminated, but I'm not sure what to look at next?
A further update... we (my dad) changed the glow plugs.
The problem persists
It's getting steadily chuggier as it starts and has conked out a couple of times after starting, until the revs climb.
Things are being eliminated, but I'm not sure what to look at next?
- Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:57 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
AH ok, I did wonder. Will there never have been one? So, i've checked the things I am able to check and it's not the fuel cap and there is no banjo filter to clean. What would the next sensible port of call be before handing it over to a mechanic? Going back to this comment It starts perfectly, it j...
- Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
So, my Dad got back from his holiday and yesterday helped me get in at where the banjo filter should be. But wasn't. Nothing was in there, no spring, no filter.
Is this unusual?
Is this unusual?
- Thu Oct 25, 2012 5:15 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
bridge end garage in dumfries did all my bongo work. excellent place. Oh, local! Nice. Have you given them any challenging problems to solve? I'll be trying to have a look at some of the DIY suggestions tomorrow, the bongo banjo at least. See the glowplugs, can they be tested? Or is it just somethi...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:32 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
Lol. My check list is getting longer. But this is all sooooo much better than the blank eyed helplessness of my local mechanic. I'm at the fuelcap has been washed stage now, and bongo did behave a whole lot better on a test drive. Normal even. But that is just one day.... so monitoring! I forgot to ...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 3:09 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
Well, typically it wasn't quite as deathly as previously on starting on my "controlled test" sequence, so not maybe a perfect experiment. Test 1. Fuel cap on. Sluggish, but not a huge wait. Not smooth revving though. sluggish then shot up. Test 2. Fuel cap off. Quicker. Normal I'd say. I r...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:56 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
Re: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
Interesting. Oh, yes, the gauge is reading empty permanently. I need my dad to get back from his holidays :lol: then I may try fixing the fuel sender earths. The fuel gauge was an intermittent problem, and now permanent. It starts perfectly, it just then doesn't rev up. As in no power for ages, 30 s...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 2:25 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10720
SOS! Bongo mechanic in Dumfries area
I only seem to check in when theres a problem with the old boy, and there sure is a problem. My usual garage can't help and their go to diesel guy doesn't know where to begin. It seems I have a problem with: the injectors / fuel pump / fuel sender unit. This is as specific as I've got, and its total...
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:57 am
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Willinton Wiring
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9653
Re: Willinton Wiring
Thanks all for the tips and tricks!
I am now accepting the relay ain't fixed and turning my mind to more fun things and heading off for the Cairngorms.... just as soon as I've had another coffee or two
I am now accepting the relay ain't fixed and turning my mind to more fun things and heading off for the Cairngorms.... just as soon as I've had another coffee or two
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:54 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Willinton Wiring
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9653
Re: Willinton Wiring
I think I got lost at point 1) relay binding posts!! Actually, I'll print that out and go and have a look see if it makes sense to me then. I have actually followed Dave abers advice and reverted to the starter battery, so i currently have a redundant leisure battery. I might actually leave it that ...
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 1:26 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Willinton Wiring
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9653
Re: Willinton Wiring
corblimey, if only I had spotted you offered that sooner!! My "problem" is not resolved, as everyone suggested Martin does indeed provide good aftercare and duly posted the replacement part on Friday. Unfortunately Royal Mail have failed to try and deliver it despite me waiting in, so it's...
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:55 pm
- Forum: Techie Stuff
- Topic: Willinton Wiring
- Replies: 31
- Views: 9653
Re: Willinton Wiring
As far as In can see, the Nagares RL/180-12 is just a relay - what Martin does is add the 'voltage sensing' circuit and an indicator LED - so an off the shelf version won't work. Have you got a battery charger you can take with you and use with your "mains cable with a socket thingy"? If ...