It has just occurred to me that I am still a moderator on the forum, and as I no longer have a child but a proper six foot adult person, someone else will need to take up the mantle.

|m hoping to get Seymour back on the road as soon as I can afford to do whatever needs doing to him after what may ...

That's excellent news. Hopefully I can now get Seymour fixed, as long as Mark isn't swamped with work. Probably not, if he hasn't contacted his customers about the change!!!

Thank you so much for the info

Are there any Bongonauts out there who use Janner Pitstop in Bodmin?

My Beloved Seymour had what was probably an overheating incident back in January and in the first instance our local garage had a good look at him, and wasn't confident of what had happened but suspected the head gasket. They ...

I have just realised that I never posted an update. It was there in drafts, but I clearly got distracted by something. Home learning supervision no doubt :cry:

The issue was indeed electrical - two flat batteries and a non functioning split charge relay.

We were recommended a lovely auto ...

Just booked!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone

The Flashing Glow Plug light is a warning from the ECU that it is reporting a fault, it could be something as a simple as a flat battery, if you have a leisure battery fitted then its likely flat after little use and need charging, in which case after a second start the flashing light should not ...

Another thought, could you put a charger on the battery for a few hours?

Also, if the multi-meter is on it's holidays, and can't be found, they aren't terribly expensive. Though none of us wants to buy something we already have. :wink:

We know where it is, it's in my husband's lock-up. He's ...

Thanks Bob, we do apparently have a multi-meter, but it's not at home!!! Will see if I can persuade my husband to go and find it.

Seymour has been sitting on a local garage forecourt for months and, I imagine, being driven 20 yards back and forth to the actual workshop to be worked on which has ...

We have finally got our Bongo back since he went to the local garage in early March for a gear box transplant. The gearbox was bought from E-Bay but seems to be doing the job although Seymour (the Bongo) has had to go back to the garage twice for potentially related issues.

I drove him the 12 miles ...

Thanks, Geoff. Hope all is well with you. I imagine you are finding plenty of things to keep you busy?

The replacement gearbox has a three month warranty, but the expense of having it removed and sent back to where it came from, or haggling over whether it's faulty or not via e-mail rather negates ...

Hello all! Hope everyone is well, and still looking on the bright side. It's been ages since I ventured on to the forum :oops:

Am looking for thoughts on what may be a related problem with a "new" gearbox.

Back in February, our Bongo (Seymour) started showing symptoms of gearbox trouble after a ...

Should have actually posted this on 17 October, but for one reason and another .......!!!

Seymour (our Bongo) has been a part of our family for ten years and four days. I would like to publicly acknowledge his sterling work in carrying us all over the place, providing warmth and shelter ...

If it can be got near Bristol/Clevedon I can hold it and I'm coming down to Allan's early next month. 8)

Thank you, Bob. If there are any takers for the first bit of the journey that would be great. We could actually meet up with you at Allan's :D

I think my husband is going to go and get it ...

Thanks folks, it was manufactured by NR Awnings of Todmorden who are no longer trading, so we can't ask them. From the eBay picture it looks like canvas (and thus quite weighty) without taking the poles into account.

It's not actually for the Bongo but for its new stablemate, a Portafold caravan.

I'm sure that once upon a time there was a section for this sort of question, so forgive me if this is in the wrong place BUT I wonder whether anyone with some spare room in their Bongo is heading generally westwards / south westwards from the Arundel area.

We have bought a driveaway awning on EBay ...