R.I.P
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R.I.P
hi guys im a new member of the club and was very pleased with my new bongo,iv only had it aweek but after 2 days it over heated very quickly one morning so i rang the garage where i bought it and they were very quick to pick it up and lend me a van so i could get about. they brought it back yesterday telling me they could not find any proplem but maybe it was a air lock so they renewed the head gasket and a few other bits! i got in it this morning and after 3 miles it over heated again and no hot air would come through blowers!!! it seems to have water in header tank so very unhappily iv had to take a day off work ring the garage again and wait for them to pick it up
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Does the garage sell many Bongos? I mean, do they seem technically up to speed on the Bongo?
I know you know but you MUST insist on a satisfactory, complete and permanant fix. There are acres of threads on this subject recently with some very valuable advice and experiemces. If the gargae do not know about this Form by all means give them print-outs to assist them in diagnosis.
Good luck and keep us posted.
I know you know but you MUST insist on a satisfactory, complete and permanant fix. There are acres of threads on this subject recently with some very valuable advice and experiemces. If the gargae do not know about this Form by all means give them print-outs to assist them in diagnosis.
Good luck and keep us posted.
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well they have just been and picked it up again telling me it will be put right and they are sorry. and as good will they are turning my seats round for me hee hee and valeting and full tank of juice so i hope they also fix my over heating. oh and yes they are mazda specalists and say they deal alot with bongos we shall see
no point in changing a head gasket just as a maybe,did the head get pressure tested,was it skimmed,has the rad been flow checked?if none of the above werent done then i would have to assume that thet are not up to speed with bongo problems and thats assuming that they know how to bleed the system properly!!!
- Peg leg Pete
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Thats an interesting one Vanlivet. I wonder if the water pump on the petrol engine is more powerful and shifts the trapped air quicker. Being lighter petrol engines heat quicker and perhaps need more cooling.
I imagine the vehicle heating being much the same but the feed and return to the engine may be very different.
I imagine the vehicle heating being much the same but the feed and return to the engine may be very different.
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