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desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:56 pm
by BONGO-LOUIS
how do i turn of engine of bongo key wont work
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:58 pm
by Simon Jones
Put your hand over the air intake under the bonnet. It may suck you hand off, but will stop quite quickly. Sounds like your cut-off solenoid has failed.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:06 pm
by BONGO-LOUIS
simon where under bonnett is it please Tina
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:08 pm
by dobby
Right at the front, Black plastic and goes across the front. Shove a big cloth or something over it/into it, its a scoop that lets the air in.
EDIT - IGNORE - See Simon's post

Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:12 pm
by dobby
Just done a search, other option is to pull the fuel line off. I think its under the drivers side. Not sure what bit to pull of though.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:14 pm
by dobby
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:21 pm
by Simon Jones
BONGO-LOUIS wrote:simon where under bonnett is it please Tina
Black eliptical shaped pipe by the battery on the drivers side (not to be confused with the heater inlet which runs across the top of the bonnet slam panel). You'll here a chugging sucking noise, so it's easy to find. Don't try to cover it with a bag or anything that could possibly get sucked in. The filter should stop anything going through, but don't risk it. Good luck.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:24 pm
by Bongoplod
Simon Jones wrote:Put your hand over the air intake under the bonnet. It may suck you hand off, but will stop quite quickly. Sounds like your cut-off solenoid has failed.
My God,dont tell Gary that !!!!!!!!!!
Brian
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:27 pm
by Simon Jones
Having read the other threads, disconnecting fuel pipe is possibly most effective solution, but be careful as the engine gets very hot and it's not a nice place to be poking your hands in when it's dark and the engine is still running.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:35 pm
by umbongocat
I hope you didn't have as much trouble as we did... check out link below for a funny tale
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =1&t=41131
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:45 pm
by Simon Jones
Just been talking to Tina on the phone. No luck with blocking the air intake. Accessing the filter to unscrew is tricky. What pipe should she try to pull off and from where?
This is urgent - she's on her own in Cornwall.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:54 pm
by umbongocat
Get her to find a big strong bloke and put his foot securely over the exhaust pipe and hold on tight. The engine will slow and after about 30seconds it will die. This is the only way we managed to stop ours when it happened to us
Try this as well as blocking the air intake, but we managed with just blocking up the exhaust pipe.. feel for her

Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:55 pm
by Simon Jones
Will suggest exhaust option. AA are on way, but could be an hour til they arrive.
Re: desperate
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2011 11:58 pm
by umbongocat
Simon Jones wrote:Will suggest exhaust option. AA are on way, but could be an hour til they arrive.
When breakdown assistance came out to us we had to show them where the solonoid was and still they couldn't stop it. The only way we managed was blocking the exhaust pipe. We used a square of cardboard with duct tape on it and a flat shoe and you have to press really hard. If you do this and block the air intake it won't be as hard to stop as just doing the exhaust.
I couldn't stop it myself with the exhaust when I tried, luckily I had Chris with me who was able to do it

Re: desperate
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:02 am
by Simon Jones
No luck with the exhaust suggestion unfortunately, too much pressure to keep it covered.