Bongo Fury

ian has been importing bongo's for around 7 years so i would say he knows about them

Whoo, its fixed... Thanks to everyone for your help and advice. Just had the call from ian taylors and its sorted, new head fitted etc, the copper bits were some sort of rad weld that had been in there for some time! Cant wait till saturday to go pick it up
so thanks again everyone

thats what we are here for

Great result always worth taking it to a reccomended bongo specialist you save yourself money in the long run .
Happy motoring

Izzy

Excellent - you're in safe hands with Ian Taylor

Just to check, has he commented on / done any work to sort what may have been behind the problem (stuffed radiator, thermostat, sensors, pump, that sort of thing)? Extra cost is a bummer but it can't be ducked I fear.

im pretty certain whatever caused the head to go in the first place is sorted now, previous owner had head gasket done just before i bought it, spoke to garage that did it and they said they skimmed head etc and re-fitted. ian taylor reckons that after skimming it will pass pressure testing, but as soon as some heat gets into the head, the crack opens up?! sounds pretty logical too me...
if only the previous owner would answer his phone, it could put my mind at rest, it'l take a good few miles before i get any confidence in the beast again