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by Northern Bongolow
Sat May 17, 2025 11:52 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: 2l Petrol Not Starting
Replies: 4
Views: 281

Re: 2l Petrol Not Starting

Do you still have the fuel receipt.
by Northern Bongolow
Fri May 02, 2025 12:03 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Clutch Replacement on Manual 4WD Bongo
Replies: 7
Views: 913

Re: Clutch Replacement on Manual 4WD Bongo

That's what I put in mine without any problem...
I did have to do the master innards and a replacement slave cylinder.
by Northern Bongolow
Thu Apr 17, 2025 9:54 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Overheating issues and coolant bleeding
Replies: 8
Views: 657

Re: Overheating issues and coolant bleeding

Did they replace the water pump. They leak out of the (telltale hole) when hot then seal when cooling down. Get a dentist mirror and torch and check the pump housing for signs of a leak
by Northern Bongolow
Wed Apr 02, 2025 12:53 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Rear windscreen water jet disconnected? (V6)
Replies: 7
Views: 3302

Re: Rear windscreen water jet disconnected? (V6)

Open the back door, remove the grommet at the van side, it's inside the pipe a few inches inside the rear roof. Squash the pipe gently with your fingers, you will feel it, it's in there for holding the screen wash near to the nozzle so it doesn't run back to the bottle
by Northern Bongolow
Tue Apr 01, 2025 11:36 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Rear windscreen water jet disconnected? (V6)
Replies: 7
Views: 3302

Re: Rear windscreen water jet disconnected? (V6)

If you pull out the pipe gently on the van side you will find inside a little one way valve this also gets blocked. Trust me, it's in there.!!.
by Northern Bongolow
Mon Nov 25, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Rotten Gearbox oil cooler pipes - HELP!!
Replies: 12
Views: 5504

Re: Rotten Gearbox oil cooler pipes - HELP!!

They screw out and can be replaced
by Northern Bongolow
Tue Nov 12, 2024 6:46 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Headlamp bulbs, night driving etc.
Replies: 10
Views: 2986

Re: Headlamp bulbs, night driving etc.

I went to the opticians to get a standard test when I was starting to notice the brighter modern lights were hurting my eyes, I was surprised to find I needed both eyes cataract removing, having had that done, I find the brighter lights are still as bad, but an awful lot clearer lol.
by Northern Bongolow
Thu Sep 05, 2024 2:11 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Anybody seen this
Replies: 3
Views: 1999

Re: Anybody seen this

On the bottom steel hose that is under the driverside foot plate, just In front of the pedals is a nipple with a rubber cover on it. This is how they may have filled from bellow in the factory as it's the lowest point. It's on the drawings but not described....
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jul 13, 2024 2:24 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Timing belt noise
Replies: 8
Views: 3911

Re: Timing belt noise

The pulley is a rubber bonded multi piece job. It is coming apart. It's hitting the front of the engine so don't run it .....
by Northern Bongolow
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:41 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Odd electrical behaviour
Replies: 9
Views: 12572

Re: Odd electrical behaviour

Check the operation and voltage of the glow plugs, could be low voltage from battery, then check voltage to the rail. Is it damaged or shorting. If all tests well you could remove/replace glow plugs. Starter motor contacts failing is another maybe, they are known to fail inside the starter itself ...
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:15 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Roof bars for roof tent
Replies: 5
Views: 14038

Re: Roof bars for roof tent

I used paddy hopkirk heavy duty commercial, plenty of room above the roof and the bars are long enough for the wide bongo roof.
Google search em.
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jun 17, 2023 8:30 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: 97 Diesel Hard start and stalling when less than half tank.
Replies: 6
Views: 13415

Re: 97 Diesel Hard start and stalling when less than half tank.

That's one of the 2 valves which are at the end of that pipe. It's clipped on to the chassis, just pull it. Then remove it from the end of the pipe. Just inside the pipe end is a little thimble one way valve too. Clean em both out.
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:22 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Electric wing mirrors
Replies: 4
Views: 7200

Re: Electric wing mirrors

In my distant bad memory, don't I remember there is a way to reset em. It's either use the buttons to take em fully forward them back, this centralises the auto adjust.
Or maybe just manually push them forward then back.
It makes a horrible noise.
Or is my memory playing tricks.
by Northern Bongolow
Mon Jun 05, 2023 7:19 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: 97 Diesel Hard start and stalling when less than half tank.
Replies: 6
Views: 13415

Re: 97 Diesel Hard start and stalling when less than half tank.

The fuel tank pick up pipe has a little thimble filter on the end inside the tank, this could be blocked or restricted a little. Take off the pipe that goes into the fuel pump and blow back to the tank, when clear try sucking back towards the pump to help it prime.
The tank itself also has a ...
by Northern Bongolow
Thu May 04, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Is this solid enough - rust question
Replies: 3
Views: 8731

Re: Is this solid enough - rust question

The inside of the arches originally had spot welds all around the underside of the arch, every 6 inch or so.

Have a go with the magnet, it may show you how little there is or other.

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