Chassis plugs

jgm · Post by **jgm** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:27 pm

Hi

I've recently bought a Bongo and after much poking around here I've answered all my recent questions apart from one.

I'm not sure how technical this is, but does anyone now where to get those little rubber plugs that seal the holes in the chassis? I've just had a waxoyling session and some were missing to begin with and a couple went missing.

thanks

John

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 3:59 pm

I had that and sorted it with a pack of assorted grommets (why cant you get a back of one particular size at your local motor factors - only 2 out of 10 were what I needed

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vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:07 pm

Are the holes meant to be plugged or are they for drainage?

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:09 pm

I always thought they were meant to be open, so that condensation etc could evaporate.

MountainGoat · Post by **MountainGoat** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:10 pm

Best bet is to go out and have a look at your Bongo during heavy rain. You should then be able to tell which holes need to be left open for drainage purposes.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:37 pm

francophile1947 wrote:I always thought they were meant to be open, so that condensation etc could evaporate.

I thought that too but the man at Chassis Clean - who was an older and v experienced operator - said that was not the case, witness the fact that most of the holes had plugs in them. But it does beg the question of what the holes are there for.

Anyway, when I took the Bongo back for him to do an extra bit of work, he noticed I hadn't got round to fitting plugs and I had to promise to do it toute d'suite. So I did

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:56 pm

Right - better do something about mine then

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:50 pm

But do it after a nice spell of dry weather so there isnt a load of moisture trapped in there. To be honest, I cant imagine it is life threatening can you?

vanvliet · Post by **vanvliet** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:10 pm

Still not convinced about this one .You would have to know the Bongo quite well to work out how the Japanese built it and what the various holes are for On the other hand - winter / salted roads are not far off

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:10 pm

mikeonb4c wrote:But do it after a nice spell of dry weather so there isnt a load of moisture trapped in there. To be honest, I cant imagine it is life threatening can you?

Not really Mike. Once lined with waxoil, I think they may even be better open in case water gets in.

andyfb78 · Post by **andyfb78** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:39 pm

the holes are there for locating the body panels on the various jigs while the robots weld it up. Others also serve to allow the paint/other coatings to enter the panels when it is dipped in a big vat of paint at the factory, and hence coat the inside too.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:52 pm

andyfb78 wrote:the holes are there for locating the body panels on the various jigs while the robots weld it up. Others also serve to allow the paint/other coatings to enter the panels when it is dipped in a big vat of paint at the factory, and hence coat the inside too.

Clever old b*gger - I knew they had to be there for some reason

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:46 pm

The plugs are here in the Lushprojects page (I've forgotton who did this piece of work but I really have to give them a big hand again

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http://www.lushprojects.com/bongoparts/ ... Plugs.html