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Post by Peg leg Pete » Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:37 am

Petebee have you a photo of the pipe you connected please :wink:
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Post by mikeonb4c » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:00 pm

I'd get it checked Platty345. Although - as ever - the torque drops off when rpm drops sufficiently for the turbo to become ineffective, I've found the Bongo to be a pretty good puller on uphill runs.

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Post by petebee » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:34 pm

hello peglegpete I have only a vague idea of how to post pictures but will have a go tomorrow.
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Post by francophile1947 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 2:38 pm

Details of how to post a photo can be found here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... php?t=9285 - be interested to see it.
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Post by platty345 » Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:32 pm

hi, getting bongo check off adrian in bury on friday seems to have a good rep, i will let you all know if he finds out, cheers
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Post by Peg leg Pete » Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:52 pm

Cheers, hope you get sorted soon :wink:
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Post by bigdaddycain » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:47 pm

It'll be interesting if he finds owt up... Nice bongo by the way platty :wink:
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Post by platty345 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:39 pm

hi all, went to see adrian @jap service bury, had a drive in d freda defo a blockage somewhere he is having a proper look at it on thursday, he had it for a couple of hours trying to sort it , never charged for it, what a good guy,got it on the ramp showed me all underneath it also explained what he is going to do next time, i am sure if anybody can find the prob he can . keep u all informed, cheers
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Post by petebee » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:08 pm

hello peg leg pete second attempt at photo download hope this works.

if it works the vacuum pipe is top right [separated]
[/img]http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc11 ... 310006.jpg
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Post by pippin » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:10 pm

Nope!

But putting Image after seems to make the link work.


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Post by Peg leg Pete » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:11 pm

Still cannot view your photo :cry: I will photograph engine and hopefully you can tell which pipe it is, thanks for trying to post photo :wink:
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Post by francophile1947 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:21 pm

Hi Pete - click on Pippin's link to see photo.
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Post by Peg leg Pete » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:25 pm

I think that is the pipe blanked off with a self tapping screw :cry: Where is it connected to please, performance uphill( and we live in a very hilly area) is not good :cry: Thanks Franco :wink:
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Post by petebee » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:40 pm

trying again with pippins adviceImage hope this works dont think it has.Dont know what im doing wrong.Any advice?

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Post by francophile1947 » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:50 pm

Are you highlighting the link before clicking on the "img" tag? - this was something I kept forgetting to do :oops:
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