Help with fuel problem

[BrixhamBongo]

Hi all , i havent posted on here for a while , but really need some help , started my bongo on monday morning to find no power , just enough to get off the drive and 10 metres up the road . it will just about start and tickover but doesnt matter how hard i put my foot down the revs dont increase . i have had a good read of the post on here and it would make sense that it might be a fuel supply problem.

a mate who used to be a mechanic (but now works on planes) has had a look and says the hand primer on top of the fuel filter is faulty and not enough fuel is getting to the pump ,

where can i get this part from ??

i have used bongobits in plymouth before for filters and stuff , and will give them a try tomorrow

any help would be appreciated
Nick

[jaylee]

I ain't no techie, you sure the hose hasn't come off the turbo?

[BrixhamBongo]

yes checked that , thanks for the idea though

would that make a difference if the revs arent high enough for the turbo to kick in ?

[BrixhamBongo]

its the round black thing in the middle of the picture , with the 2 bolts

[jaylee]

Just in addition... (& this may have no bearing at all!?) RE; the hand primer. I ran out of diesel about a 1/4 mile from a garage once (about 3.5 years ago, not long after i got mine.)

Anyway, i just put a can of derv in, cranked it, & off i went for a tank up!

[scanner]

The diaphragm under the primer can perish and develop a leak that lets air in.

Not all Bongos have that type of filter head (mine doesn't) but they are a standard item on lots of diesels so it's not a Bongo specific bit any good diesel specialist should be able to supply one.


BUT before you do that just try changing the fuel filter as your symptoms sound just like a blocked filter. It doesn't take much to block one up enough to cause problems.

Be sure to clean out the Banjo filter as well.

[Doone]

Here are a couple of links to posts with similar symptoms to yours, they may help.
BLACK SMOKE, NO ACCELERATION
ENGINE TICKS OVER BUT WON'T REV

[BrixhamBongo]

thanks for your info chaps

Scanner when you say a 'diesel specialist' who do you mean , sorry to be a bit dim

Hey Allan , how are you , ive had no overheating problems since you worked your magic ! did you ever get all that oily mush cleared up after it blew everywhere ?

[Doone]

Hey Allan , how are you , ive had no overheating problems since you worked your magic ! did you ever get all that oily mush cleared up after you blew it everywhere ?

Hello! This is Allans wife... Al's still at work. I'll let him know yours is still running magic. I saw it when it came in, the muck was amazing!

Scanner when you say a 'diesel specialist' who do you mean

Diesel specialist... I imagine this would be someone who strips down and rebuilds diesels/diesel pumps for a living? They should have access to the parts. Scanner may know someone.

[Tony C]

Al's still at work.

Now you're making me guilty Lorna.

[M 80NGO]

You haven't misfueled it with petrol have you ?

[Doone]

Al's still at work.

Now you're making me guilty Lorna.

And he's in early tomorrow. So now you can feel really guilty Tony.

[BrixhamBongo]

You haven't misfueled it with petrol have you ?

no filled up with a full tank about 10 days ago

[scanner]

Scanner when you say a 'diesel specialist' who do you mean , sorry to be a bit dim

In Brixham I would have though any marine engineer who does work on diesels.

Around here we used to have a Lucas/CAV depot but they seem to be few and far between these days.

[BrixhamBongo]

got the filter housing from bongobits in Plymouth , will fit it tommorrow , fingers crossed