bad bad day

[alan]

well this was my frist weekend of in a long time firday night toke the family down to minehead for some chips and a walk on the beach bongo did well as usually

saturday yes to day drove in to taunton for a bit of shoping but on the way out of taunton on the roundabout towrads the m5 the van started to get hot luckly got of the roundabout and parked up before it pass the red
now been recoverd and there going to look at it on monday

[aitch]

Good luck Alan - hope it's a quick, cheap fix.

[alan]

i keeping my finger cross

[alan]

got the bongo back on the road to day
fingers crosss it seems ok

[missfixit70]

What was the issue? Hope it wasn't too expensive

[the janner vanner]

Soooooooooo glad to hear your back on the road Al, but as Kirsty asks, did you find the cause as it may happen again. Lets hope it was something simple,
all the best

[haydn callow]

Did the garage know how to deal with a bongo cooling system.....DID they bleed it using the bleed hose under the passenger seat.....if you don't know for sure I would ring and ask before driving it anywhere.

[alan]

well it just got wrose pick the bongo up and toke it for a test drive it was fine drove from taunton up over the hills to wellington down to tiverton and then back up the m5 to home in wellington alll was fine needle sat at 11 oclock like it should
but to day the wife was on the way to work and it happen again
so it was back on the recovery truck but this time it was take to the normal garage that look after her(bongo)for us.

hadyan i hope there did after i toke the time to get them the fact sheet wich i got to say look veary good indeed

As for what cause it they just said think it was low water levels .
so here we go again finger cross for a cheap fix and then going to get a alarm fitted
yes i know should of be the frist think i fitted
but going to have to wait and see how much it going to cost to get her back on the road and camping

[alan]

so this is want happen to her driving along we get a blip on the needle just ove the 11oclock then in gose to 1/2 between and coil light comes on note has not got in to the red.
we get a sound like there a air lock and loss of coolant

[missfixit70]

If you're losing coolant, it's going somewhere, it doesn't just disappear, hopefully your normal garage will find the cause.
The normal temp gauge is pretty much useless at telling you what's going on unless it's been modified with a Mason alarm - http://www.townace.plus.com/ie/ietemga2.htm or modified as per the instructions written by Ben - http://www.enginesaver.com.au/Tempgauge.pdf.

[alan]

yeh see want you mean looks like it was come on the over follow pipe and on the floor

[missfixit70]

If it's coming out of the overflow, that means either the pressure cap has failed, or it's got hot/pressurised enough to lift the 1.1bar cap to expel the coolant, needs some serious investigation, nort just topping up & sending on your way

[the janner vanner]

good advice Al, better safe than sorry.

[alan]

yeh and that why it going to mike,s this time

[alan]

looking like it the head gasket gone well no more soon