Is my bongo back from the dead?

manwithsound · Post by **manwithsound** » Fri May 01, 2015 3:37 pm

After thinking my Bongo was kaput due to valve seat or broken rockers, i was advised to buy a stethoscope and have a very good listen.

So it seems the majority of the noise is coming from the belt cover at the front top of he engine!

Has anyone any ideas?

No smoke, still pulls amazing, just sounds like poooooo

Video here

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lHqQfu7jhEo

Thanks again

J

Spencer54 · Post by **Spencer54** » Fri May 01, 2015 4:07 pm

Maybe your cambelt has split and is whacking the belt cover - and about to shear.

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:16 pm

Idle pulley bearing??

Diplomat · Post by **Diplomat** » Fri May 01, 2015 7:55 pm

Spencer54 wrote:Maybe your cambelt has split and is whacking the belt cover - and about to shear.

If only they could be designed to give such advance warning!

Frank

winchman · Post by **winchman** » Fri May 01, 2015 8:51 pm

That needs looking at ASAP.
I feel it will be something hanging off a belt or a pulley gone, I would drive it until you know what it is as a simple thing can be made worse if allowed to fail

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Fri May 01, 2015 8:58 pm

check this, when they come off like this it can eat the front of the engine.

take the belts off then see if there is any movement between the pulleys, they should all be in one lump.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... ey#p637393

ConAndChar · Post by **ConAndChar** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:13 pm

Any update on your Bongo, I'm watching your thread with great interest and

manwithsound · Post by **manwithsound** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:20 pm

Hi, due to work commitments I'm not gonna be able to have a good root until mon/tues, I'll taking pictures and documenting everything I can

Cheers J

ConAndChar · Post by **ConAndChar** » Mon May 04, 2015 9:22 pm

Fingers and toes crossed it's an easy fix for you

manwithsound · Post by **manwithsound** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:08 am

Well, I'm back on the road, turned out to be the rubber buffer on the crank pulley had worn and was knocking against the engine!!

So, I'm off to France to celebrate !!

Cheers J

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:19 am

manwithsound wrote:Well, I'm back on the road, turned out to be the rubber buffer on the crank pulley had worn and was knocking against the engine!!

So, I'm off to France to celebrate !!

Cheers J

Great news - enjoy your trip

Post by **Bob** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:41 am

Fantastic.

Northern Bongolow · Post by **Northern Bongolow** » Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:06 pm

Northern Bongolow wrote:check this, when they come off like this it can eat the front of the engine.

take the belts off then see if there is any movement between the pulleys, they should all be in one lump.

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... ey#p637393

glad it was an easy fix, i love a cheap fix meeeeeee.

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