Looking back on previous posts it seems no one has been able to find repair kits for these Hitachi Bongo alternators..
Sediment/battery lights come on my bongo too... Got a mate auto sparky to strip it..he recons change regulator for safety,but carnt find one..

Thanks for your replies thus far... The van was COLD and NOT running.. the Guy stuck his pressure tester onto the coolant fill and pumped the pressure and i guess took the 15 reading there... Then left the vehicle NOT RUNNING for about 6-10 mins and then looked at it again and and said its lossing p...

Hi all.. Just had a pre inspection test on the bongo before i sell it and apparently its slightly loosing pressure' 15 down to 13.5..(im guessing its in psi) Is this alot?? Ha the coolant changed recently, the machanic didnt do the funnel in the air bleeding type procedure shown on you tube, not sur...

Hi all... Its seems everytime i need something ASAP for the bongo here in Brisbane Australia, NO garage or auto parts store can find what im looking for... First front brake discs now i need a front wishbone rear bush like this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-Bongo-Ford-Freda-Lower-Wishbone-Arm-...

Up date ALL!! Bongo under load(lights/A.C etc on) when sediment light OFF is 13.5 Volts ...

i managed to catch the voltage when the sediment light and charge light are on... = 12.6 Volts...
Does this indicate that the alternator is goosed????

Hi all.. Seems this is a common problem with different fixes, but do we just expect its the alternator every time?? Both lights come on are bright never dim.. Only on occasions comes on,flickers,sometimes stays on for around 10-30 seconds. Reving sometime helps them go out but NOT always,sometimes s...

Thanks for the replies..will look into that..

Thats a shame Jo..Yours received the most love whilst building it..
Hopefully another bongo member will take her on..

Lol...No, sorry not changed the Avatar pic for a few years..lol.. That green bongo was Loooong gone..PIXIE AND THE MOON own that one now ont this site!!... had another green one here in OZ and now a silver one and white one at the momtent. new white conversion just finished!!! http://www.caravancamp...

Thanks guys...Anyone got a pic of the TPS and screw to undo and adjust?? Anyone tinkered with the TPS and found a good
voltage reading that worked well?? Thanks again for the pics if you can..cheers...gavin..

I think you guys are definatly right..Keeping it simple... i changed the glow plugs for the new NGK plugs...Mine were the 100mm ones...so fitted the 81mm or whatever they are in.. Just needed to take off the glow plug rail and make a WAVE type shape to avoid the injector tubes, no spacers needed.. S...

Thanks Jaylee... I will check if the tubes are split etc... So changing over the white and black connectors. What will this show?? what does Each one do? if you just plug one in at a time will this diagnose a broken selonoid? Just replaced my raocker gasket and replaced the glow plugs. New test tomo...

HI all!! :wink: I was just wondering if the Bongos have electronic TPS or can be adjusted manually? i have 2 bongos. A 1995 and a 1996 The 1995 seems to change up gears sooner than the 1996 bongo that i have... these 2 bongos are my 3rd and 4th bongos so you get to feel the general change up in gear...

Is it easier to remove the full gearstick/engine(saddle) cover area to replace the rocker cover gasket or easy enough
to replace without removing them? What are the correct torque settings/arrangement? seat and then criss cross pattern to specified torque?
No gasket goo Required???

Interesting read M8ongo on page 3, however with your problem, quote;; ''She starts fine and idles fine its only when the cold start kicks in and the revs try to rise that she starts missing and chuffin out unburnt fuel but if i raise the revs to 1300 on the throttle for a couple of seconds she's as ...