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by Northern Bongolow
Tue Sep 05, 2023 3:41 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Odd electrical behaviour
Replies: 9
Views: 6195

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, c...
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:15 am
Forum: Bongo Chat
Topic: Roof bars for roof tent
Replies: 5
Views: 6060

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: 6598

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: 3328

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: 6598

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 breathe...
by Northern Bongolow
Thu May 04, 2023 4:13 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Is this solid enough - rust question
Replies: 3
Views: 4120

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.
by Northern Bongolow
Thu May 04, 2023 4:05 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Is this solid enough - rust question
Replies: 3
Views: 4120

Re: Is this solid enough - rust question

could be the pics or my eyes but 1st pic bottom edge looks a tad like fibre glass raggy edge, have you had a wander with a simple little magnet.
by Northern Bongolow
Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radiator replacement
Replies: 6
Views: 5357

Re: Radiator replacement

Sorry not intercooler, I meant to say gearbox oil pipes, these go into the cooler at the bottom of the coolant rad, sorry for the misleading info.
by Northern Bongolow
Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:35 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Radiator replacement
Replies: 6
Views: 5357

Re: Radiator replacement

The bolts that can break are the ones that mount the fans to the rear of the rad. And the ones that mount the brackets carrying the intercooler pipes. Usual amounts of release agent first should do the trick. If they do break they are nothing special to replace so don't worry, give it a go. Don't fo...
by Northern Bongolow
Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Random Screws
Replies: 5
Views: 3437

Re: Random Screws

Geoff's correct, both screws are blocking the loss of vac or transfer to the next item in the pipework system maybe the solenoid has failed either open or closed, an applied 12 v supply to it will tell if the solenoid is operating.
by Northern Bongolow
Sun Mar 19, 2023 12:45 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Thermostat not opening bottom hose cold
Replies: 3
Views: 3019

Re: Thermostat not opening bottom hose cold

I always start by doing a pressure test, if its not holding pressure it won't hold coolant. The front and rear heaters can sometimes be an issue, airlocking. Check the flow through the heaters, sometimes they require a squeeze or two. Try to get as much coolant into the system as you can by squeezin...
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Gearbox not changing up
Replies: 5
Views: 5024

Re: Gearbox not changing up

Check the vac pipes are all in good nick, (not split ) or left off, and the little green filter on the turbo pipe connection, these can get disturbed when doing the glow plugs.
by Northern Bongolow
Fri Mar 17, 2023 8:58 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Gearbox not changing up
Replies: 5
Views: 5024

Re: Gearbox not changing up

What work did you have done?. Engine speed sensor at the front of the engine (crank sensor). May just need removing and cleaning, they can get oil on the sensor face and start acting up, or the wire needs checking, it's an easy check.
by Northern Bongolow
Fri Feb 10, 2023 6:30 am
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Rattling & Juddering Bongo
Replies: 6
Views: 3371

Re: Rattling & Juddering Bongo

Do a search on the forum for 2 ltr exhaust manifold.
They are double skinned and can split on the inner skin, this can make a ticking sound as the escaping gasses get through the inner and hit the outer skin.
by Northern Bongolow
Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Techie Stuff
Topic: Low coolant alarm saved the day
Replies: 5
Views: 5180

Re: Low coolant alarm saved the day

Yes, it's a lot easier. Just can be hard to get the pipe mountings undone as they rust and can snap, length of release agent usually gets em off.
May have to remove the battery and tray too. Good luck

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