Busted Bongo
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Busted Bongo
Argh the worst thing in the world has occured!
Coming home from a lovely week in our Billie Bongo she suddenly stopped! we were towed to garage, and exhaustive research this week has unveiled no water so engine now knackered, a leak had developed in the hose, no we didn't notice anything was odd, the question is this:- What to do now? buy a recon engine? from where? we are in Peterborough any advice gratefully received. Thanks J and J
Coming home from a lovely week in our Billie Bongo she suddenly stopped! we were towed to garage, and exhaustive research this week has unveiled no water so engine now knackered, a leak had developed in the hose, no we didn't notice anything was odd, the question is this:- What to do now? buy a recon engine? from where? we are in Peterborough any advice gratefully received. Thanks J and J
Jane and John (J & J)
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So sorry to hear about your trouble guys.
Keep us informed how its going.
A message to us all there I think. Whatever your motor, Bongo or ordinary car, always check the fluids regularly.
Its a pain in the rear, but it really only takes a moment to pop the bonnet and have a quick look.
I have been giving this some thought.
Does anyone know if it would be possible to put a sensor in the header tank to illuminate a warning bulb on the dash when fluid level drops.
I cant believe that most cars tell you when the washer bottle is low, but the Bongo doesn't tell you when it is low on coolant.
Any thoughts???
Regards and commiserations,
Big Dave
Keep us informed how its going.
A message to us all there I think. Whatever your motor, Bongo or ordinary car, always check the fluids regularly.
Its a pain in the rear, but it really only takes a moment to pop the bonnet and have a quick look.
I have been giving this some thought.
Does anyone know if it would be possible to put a sensor in the header tank to illuminate a warning bulb on the dash when fluid level drops.
I cant believe that most cars tell you when the washer bottle is low, but the Bongo doesn't tell you when it is low on coolant.
Any thoughts???
Regards and commiserations,
Big Dave
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If you go the recon engine path, please make sure you have a competant garage to do the refit. We had a recon engine fitted by a local garage, who had no experrience of bongos, this lead to problems at a later date I reckon dream is somewhere near with the price he quoted, but not sure what you will pay to have the job done. Dave your suggestion on a sensor sounds interesting, I stick to checking hoses and coolant levels on a (very) regular basis
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Busted Bongo
Thanks guys and gals for your support, I have seen the inside of Billie and the mechanic showed me where the problem occured, the hose had split, leaked onto engine and caused the problem, we didn't smell anything odd, and as it was pouring with rain for most of the journey didn't see any steam coming from under the bonnet, I will contact Cornwall garage and speak to them next week, but if any one else has information re a recon engine please post reply, I will check as and when, thanks again.
Jane and John (J & J)
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Bad news J & J, just today I was in the engine bay wiring/plumbing an eberspacher and noticed the start of a hole being rubbed in the main coolant hose at the front on the driver's side.
It was being chaffed by the fuel pump metal hose clip - the same was happening to Bumbly1's too The pipe can be gently bent a couple of mm to the rear to clear the hose but someting worth looking at - a definate design problem methinks!
I'll post a pic of the problem area soon.
It was being chaffed by the fuel pump metal hose clip - the same was happening to Bumbly1's too The pipe can be gently bent a couple of mm to the rear to clear the hose but someting worth looking at - a definate design problem methinks!
I'll post a pic of the problem area soon.
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