Sliding door and air con.

[Bazman]

Well I got Billy-Bob back today.
The sliding door is apparently a sensor problem. The Air con, which was working when it went into the garage, now needs a new compressor. The rest is up and working. There was a lot to do. New suspension bits, new wheels headlight and indicator where some one hit it while it was parked up.

Anyway I'm just glad I don't have to hire any more cars or vans. After three months, £3000 to Lakeside and all the costs of the hire cars, I could have bought a couple of new Bongos.

Oh! And the leisure battery drains the starter battery if it's left connected.

Off to Denmark next week to recover.

[mikeonb4c]

Ouch! Sorry you've had so much aggro.

The compressor on ebay only got one bid and went for £10. Was it you?

[Bazman]

No. Haven't had time to look for stuff yet. I'll do next month, when I'm back from Denmark.

Need a door "sensor" thingy and the compressor.

[dandywarhol]

My main battery failed suddenly at the weekend, so much so the side door just managed to close with the accompanied whirrings.

Checked the charging circuit as a matter of course and replaced the failed battery - side door douldn't open. Stripped door panel off, manually moved motor linkage (watch for catching your fingers) and it whirred/clicked again The battery just hadn't enough juice to drive the motor through it's full cycle I reckon and the switch contact was lost.

Door now opening/closing perfectly I've never heard of a door motor failing - and if it has failed then I'm sure it could be reconditioned for a helluva lot les than £1000 - it's only a simple electric motor, like a wiper motor I reckon

[Simon Jones]

Not that it sounds like you need one, but door closing mechanism has just come up on ebay (never seen one listed before): http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-BONGO-FORD- ... 286.c0.m14