Bleeding your Bongo
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
Alan of Alan's showed me this method ...if it's good enough for Alan then it's good enough for me.
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
Hi Haydn,
Not sure if i'll be there in time for fri's demo, so could you put me down for sat?
Thanks Andy
Not sure if i'll be there in time for fri's demo, so could you put me down for sat?
Thanks Andy
Manda & Andy
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I wasn't lucky enough to have anyone like Alan nearby to show me how they did it, so I had to rely on the Mazda Bongo workshop manual instructions. They worked fine for me (I'd have been disappointed if they hadn't!). For those in my situation and who can't get to Haydn's demo, the workshop manual says:
Once you have drained the system and tightened the radiator drain plug
10. Set the air bleed hose downward as shown in the diagram [hooked over steering wheel]
11. Set down a container for draining coolant
12. Remove the [radiator] filler cap
13. Fill the coolant to the upper surface of the radiator
14. Attach the filler cap
15. Fill the coolant to the radiator reservoir tank flange surface
Caution
* Remove the reservoir tank cap to bleed air
* A/C Switch should be turned off
16.Start the engine and idle for approximately 10 minutes to warm up
Caution
If any of the following phenomena occurs, stop the engine to lower the water temperature as filling is incomplete. After water temperature is lowered, repeat steps from (15)
(1) Water temperature rises too high
(2) Cooling fan operates
(3) Steam comes out constantly from the air bleed hose
17. Perform the following operations after the engine is warmed up
(1) Keep the engine running at 2500rpm for 6 minutes
Warning
When checking the lower radiator hose (radiator side), be aware of burns or getting caught in the cooling fan.
(2) Check the lower radiator hose (radiator side) is warm. If it is cold, keep the engine running at 2500rpm for 3 minutes, then check again if the radiator hose is warm.
(3) Fill with coolant up to the radiator reservoir tank flange surface
Warning
When attaching the air bleed hose plug, the air bleed hose should be facing upwards as it could cause a burn if it leaks on you
(4) Attach the air bleed hose plug as shown in the diagram
(5) Attach the reservoir tank cap
(6) Keep the engine running at 25000rpm for 5 minutes
(7) Keep the engine idling for 3 minutes
(8) Keep the engine running at 25000rpm for 5 seconds then return to idling status. Repeat this 4 to 5 times.
18. Stop the engine and check the coolant level after coolant temperature has lowered.
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Mi...I thought you were attending the bash "over in the nettle patch"
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
I'm in trouble, My Bongo won't do 25000 revsmikeonb4c wrote:I wasn't lucky enough to have anyone like Alan nearby to show me how they did it, so I had to rely on the Mazda Bongo workshop manual instructions. They worked fine for me (I'd have been disappointed if they hadn't!). For those in my situation and who can't get to Haydn's demo, the workshop manual says:
Once you have drained the system and tightened the radiator drain plug
10. Set the air bleed hose downward as shown in the diagram [hooked over steering wheel]
11. Set down a container for draining coolant
12. Remove the [radiator] filler cap
13. Fill the coolant to the upper surface of the radiator
14. Attach the filler cap
15. Fill the coolant to the radiator reservoir tank flange surface
Caution
* Remove the reservoir tank cap to bleed air
* A/C Switch should be turned off
16.Start the engine and idle for approximately 10 minutes to warm up
Caution
If any of the following phenomena occurs, stop the engine to lower the water temperature as filling is incomplete. After water temperature is lowered, repeat steps from (15)
(1) Water temperature rises too high
(2) Cooling fan operates
(3) Steam comes out constantly from the air bleed hose
17. Perform the following operations after the engine is warmed up
(1) Keep the engine running at 2500rpm for 6 minutes
Warning
When checking the lower radiator hose (radiator side), be aware of burns or getting caught in the cooling fan.
(2) Check the lower radiator hose (radiator side) is warm. If it is cold, keep the engine running at 2500rpm for 3 minutes, then check again if the radiator hose is warm.
(3) Fill with coolant up to the radiator reservoir tank flange surface
Warning
When attaching the air bleed hose plug, the air bleed hose should be facing upwards as it could cause a burn if it leaks on you
(4) Attach the air bleed hose plug as shown in the diagram
(5) Attach the reservoir tank cap
(6) Keep the engine running at 25000rpm for 5 minutes
(7) Keep the engine idling for 3 minutes
(8) Keep the engine running at 25000rpm for 5 seconds then return to idling status. Repeat this 4 to 5 times.
18. Stop the engine and check the coolant level after coolant temperature has lowered.
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I'm in trouble, My Bongo won't do 25000 revs
Why? Don't they all. Am I being female here?
Why? Don't they all. Am I being female here?
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
Simply put YESB*Witched Blingo wrote:I'm in trouble, My Bongo won't do 25000 revs
Why? Don't they all. Am I being female here?
They go up to about 5 or 6 thousand, not 25 thousand.
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If you can't yours up to 25000 then 2500 will dothedogsbollox wrote:Simply put YESB*Witched Blingo wrote:I'm in trouble, My Bongo won't do 25000 revs
Why? Don't they all. Am I being female here?
They go up to about 5 or 6 thousand, not 25 thousand.
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
Please can you put me down for Saturday's session.
Many Thanks,
Kathryn
Many Thanks,
Kathryn
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Re: Bleeding your Bongo
Hi Haydn--could you put me down for Friday at noon please--& if you remember I'm after a coolant alarm but not sure which model--- fitted as well please.
Regards Ray.
Regards Ray.
Regards Ray & Christine
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