Simon Jones, it may have been over four years since you posted the image of the pesky heat sink thing but made my day and solved my problem. Thanks!

Classic campers weren't any help when things went wrong. I doubt they are setting out to shift knackard vans but it's worth thinking about what kind of back up/warranty they offer. An agreement in writing up front would be a good idea. I assumed that the van would be ok and it was only when we had a ...

It's been a while but I thought I'd give an update. The bongo lives again! It was a cracked head as suspected, we decided to go for it and get that plus anything else needed to get a new mot done. ADS in Bristol were really good, they could see what a position we were in and did their best to keep ...

Thanks for all your thoughts. It's a tricky decision, in a way it would be better if the cost was either £1000 or £10,000. It would certainly be easier to make up our mind what to do!

Having had a good chat to the garage who are looking at it (ADS) I think the rest of the van is in pretty good ...

Our bongo might have a blown head gasket or possibly a cracked head. I've taken it to a bongo specialist in Bristol and they have found quite a few things wrong. The main problem is that lots of the radiator hoses are leaking. To pressure test the engine I'd need to have these hoses replaced costing ...