Any update on this Alkers? Unfortunately, mine had only had this issue twice and none since last reported

I paid ~ £300 fitted from Karl. This was when the kits were ~ £140-£150, it may be more now. There's the Command kits on ebay (for a premium) that are exactly the same as the Waeco MS-50. Waeco was bought out by Dometic so there's a chance the rights were sold off to another company. https://www.eba...

Hi Alkers,

tried anything since?

Where do you recommend getting a new 'OEM style' replacement Northern Bongolow?

Insurer might ask if the car has been previously written off. This will affect their payout. Expect to be paying 20% less for a previously written off vehicle. On a Bongo, most insurers will try and write them off due to their age. Make sure you're checking the MOT history on the vans using check-mo...

Once warm, have you taken the van for a run or is it just town driving? The first time I took my van out (after the initial 4 weeks of no use) I took it around town (say 40 mins, not exceeding 30mph). Second time I took it for around a 40 mile trip and since it seems to be running 'as it was'. In th...

Just taken the van out, idle fine. Ran wipers, radio, heaters, lights and tried all my other accessories. Van idle'd just like usual (around 660) and didn't stall once.


How strange.

Hi Alkers, getting the same. Van hadn't been started for 4 weeks, then I took it for a drive and it did exactly the same as you mention. Left the van 2 weeks, started it and I had the same but 10x worse. White smoke, had to put it in neutral at lights and rev, lots of white smoke. Van starts fine (l...