Silly question time! I recentely put a new,bigger battery on the Bongo,and now I can

play my C.D's at an higher volume before the sound breaks up! Will this be because

of the new battery? I thankyou.

Hi All. That time of year again! Lights on,heaters on etc etc.........Flat battery!! Can

give me advice on what battery to buy,please! Can I put a bigger battery on,amperage

etc. All replies welcome

It's taken me a long time to learn, and I still ocasionally live in hope, that when a battery is ****ed you get rid of it.

I've tried all the tricks but all that happens is that you end up giving house room to something which will never be reliable again.

Same goes for NiCads that have been ...

Did it dry out? or was it drained for some reason?
Yes that is true if it was drained then it could be simply refilled with water and battery acid and it would come back close to normal.
Its simple to check, ask your Dad did he replaced his trousers or shoes a year or so ago because they had holes ...

I think you will find that as the water evaporated the concentration of sulphuric acid will go up to the point where you get corrosion of the lead plates from simply chemistry!
I wouldn't spend to much money or time trying to get it going again, as its very unlikely to accept a full charge or last ...

My dad let me have an 85 amp leisure battery,that had not been used for over a year! :shock: I charged it for 24 hrs

but it didn't charge! :? I checked the water level inside the battery,and it was dry!! :shock: I've filled it up with nearly 3

litres of de-iodnised water and now my question is ...

I heeded everybodys advice but still managed to snap one of the fixed bolts!! :shock: It took me just under 3 hours

Thats the worry. If you have a good socket and extension bar you may get a good purchase, enough to snap the bolt. Not sure there's much you can do to avoid that (hindsight is a ...

I got my brackets and bushes from a place called,'Japanese Automotive Solutions' on 0845 6808007,I paid £21.00 inc

next day delivery for a pair of original Mazda brackets and bushes. As Mikeon4bc advices,use plenty of penetrating oil!

I heeded everybodys advice but still managed to snap one of ...

You've Been Bongod wrote:i have been offered a stainless back box so looks like i now am goin to powerflow for a 5" jap style back box to be made up

I went for the full exhaust Carl,full stainless system for £250 supply only,but very easy to fit!

Couldn't get the grinder in,so I've drilled through said disc,(bloody hard work! ) and replaced it with a nut and

bolt! A 20 minute job took me just under 3 hours!! Not doing anything else till We've moved back to Derbyshire in 2 weeks

time!!

I thought that as well Kirsty,but the bolt has a 15mm round head on it and seems to be welded to the bracket itself

I've drilled all the bolt out,but this disk thing won't shift,not even with a small bolster chisel Should I drill through

that as well? Cheers.

Good afternoon,after reading all the topics on changing the rear roll bar brackets and bushes,penertrating oil etc,etc

I managed to snap one of the bolts off #-o Has anybody else done this,and if so how did you repair it? [-o< I can't

just walk into a motor factors or Mazda shrowroom,because of ...

Obvious things to check first I guess are filters, binding brakes, oil level & condition, etc, tyre pressures?
Was this a sudden increase in consumption or gradual? Has it been serviced regularly/properly?


Hi Kirsty,it was a sudden increase. It has been serviced,but I will check the air filter ...

Hi all,hope this isn't too cheeky but,my other halfs sooty van has a fuel problem!! :shock: She tells me it's drinking petrol!

Welcome to our club!! :lol: Joking aside,the sooty van normally does about 50 to the gallon,but now it's doing about 20

to the gallon :shock: There's no obvious leaks ...

Right then,on Kirstys recommendation,I am having the thermostat changed at the same time! :) I thought,whether I

can keep it or not,it'll be an added asset if I do have to sell it!! My heart says keep it but my head and my finances keep

saying sell it!! :| Either way,at least it'll be done ...