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towing auto bongo

Post by bobngo » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:01 pm

2.5 wt auto ,in another post i mentioned that even in nuetral (spelling) i could only turn the wheel the distance of the slack in the drive chain,not 360 degrees, so how can we tow these vans ?????
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:05 pm

2 or 4 wd?
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by missfixit70 » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:07 pm

Sounds like you may have to get it picked up onto a loader, or disconnect driveshaft/s, normally it'll tow a short distance in neutral.
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:10 pm

missfixit70 wrote:Sounds like you may have to get it picked up onto a loader, or disconnect driveshaft/s, normally it'll tow a short distance in neutral.
Would the engine need to be running Kirsty?
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by bigdaddycain » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:11 pm

bobngo wrote:2.5 wt auto ,in another post i mentioned that even in nuetral (spelling) i could only turn the wheel the distance of the slack in the drive chain,not 360 degrees, so how can we tow these vans ?????
Have you an actual problem with your bongo bob? Or was it just a cursory query?
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by Bob » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:19 pm

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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by bobngo » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:27 pm

BDC it was just just a question out ot interest, in case i broke down.

but came about as a result of something i had found out on my earlier post , about bongo not moving after standing 3 months

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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by dandywarhol » Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:38 pm

The 2 are one fault IMO - see other thread.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 73#p381873
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by Bongoplod » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:05 am

dandywarhol wrote:The 2 are one fault IMO - see other thread.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 73#p381873
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by bigdaddycain » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:41 am

bobngo wrote:BDC it was just just a question out ot interest, in case i broke down.

but came about as a result of something i had found out on my earlier post , about bongo not moving after standing 3 months

thank you
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by dandywarhol » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:44 am

Bongoplod wrote:
dandywarhol wrote:The 2 are one fault IMO - see other thread.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 73#p381873
Just clicked on that Dandy.......its this one :shock:

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Oops :oops: I meant here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... 70#p381870

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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by Alacrity » Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:45 am

There is some usefull info in the thread below titled 'Stalling - how can that be, it's automatic?'


For some reason my web browser is not showing the address of the thread today so I can't post it as a link :? :?
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Post by francophile1947 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:06 pm

Alacrity wrote:For some reason my web browser is not showing the address of the thread today so I can't post it as a link :? :?
Usually caused by signing in via bongofury instead of igmaynard :?
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by Doone » Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:43 pm

There is some usefull info in the thread below titled 'Stalling - how can that be, it's automatic?'
For some reason my web browser is not showing the address of the thread today so I can't post it as a link
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Re: towing auto bongo

Post by westonwarrior » Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:47 pm

Alacrity wrote:There is some usefull info in the thread below titled 'Stalling - how can that be, it's automatic?'


For some reason my web browser is not showing the address of the thread today so I can't post it as a link :? :?

at the top of the thread is the topic title in this case "towing auto bongo" right click that title and choose "copy shortcut"
just paste into the post and the link will appear
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