Need a new head gasket ??????

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:44 pm

Am hoping to speak to andy at visar..Thirsk in morning. Very helpful woman ..Helen ..said next week probable. Also,mentioned re getting my breakdown people to transport it !

Tried Simon ...contract mechanic Ian, but is on holiday til Monday . So will go with Thirsk for now.
Thanks for the info .

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 6:12 pm

yorkshirelass wrote:Am hoping to speak to andy at visar..Thirsk in morning. Very helpful woman ..Helen ..said next week probable. Also,mentioned re getting my breakdown people to transport it !

Tried Simon ...contract mechanic Ian, but is on holiday til Monday . So will go with Thirsk for now.
Thanks for the info .

I'll be very interested to hear how you get on in Thirsk Pam. I've been visiting Yorkshire Gliding Club at Sutton Bank and am thinking of joining. A good Bongo garage nearby could be just the job

Good luck, keep us posted. I like Thirsk a lot

Mike

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:50 pm

Right.....here goes.....bongo goes via breakdown club, low loader, to andy at VISAR garage, Thirsk. I had felt very happy on speaking to Andy that he knew what he was talking about, no vague 'we'll see' etc. an anxious night followed, worrying about my fab Bongo, and could it be saved. Phone call from Andy this morning......he did NOT agree re my garage stating it was the head gasket! Seems that the OIL FILTER was not fit correctly and then not bled properly. Andy has tested , bled/ drained the system,and run my van ,and says it is absolutely fine !!!! He went over all the symptoms with me, again, and is happy he is right. He has corrected any mistakes, and found a couple NOT noticed by my garage...broken drop links, and a rear hose/ pipe corroded. I couldn't be more pleased, in fact I'm ecstatic out the outcome. I am picking my bongo up tomorrow lunchtime, and cannot wait!!!

So, after speaking and dealing with my local garage(who say they have done nothing wrong)and a local dealership, I have no hesitation in recommending Andy at VISAR garage ,Thirsk.
BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE THERE HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR YOU GUYS ON THIS FORUM

And the info available on the garage guide list.

THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR INPUT...IT ALL HELPED ME TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR MY BONGO........AND MY POCKET !

Pam xxxxx

Post by **Bob** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:02 pm

Wow, what great news.

Just shows the value of this Forum and using a Bongo savvy garage.

Really, really pleased for you, Pam.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:08 pm

Superb news Pam, and a huge thumbs up for Thirsk. I think the York's GC should buy a Bongo for towing/gliding expeditions esp with VISAR nearby to look after it.

Excellent about that pipe replacement too - it could have gone any time, like mine did last summer.

Yayyyyy

haydn callow · Post by **haydn callow** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 8:11 pm

Yorkshirelass....do you have a Low Coolant Alarm fitted ? Read the comments on this forum ... It will help protect your engine in the future.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:17 pm

haydn callow wrote:Yorkshirelass....do you have a Low Coolant Alarm fitted ? Read the comments on this forum ... It will help protect your engine in the future.

I used mine so I could limp over to Adrian in Bury with said corroded pipe leaking: it told me when to pull over and top up! Without it, I'd have been stuffed.

al & chris · Post by **al & chris** » Thu Nov 13, 2014 10:26 pm

haydn callow wrote:Yorkshirelass....do you have a Low Coolant Alarm fitted ? Read the comments on this forum ... It will help protect your engine in the future.

Saved me two times when heater matrix pipes failed front then rear.

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:24 pm

Got my bongo back...drives beautifully again...thanks andy!!!!!
My local garage clearly did not do either a proper mot check, or a service. Andy found that the front brakes had NOT been cleaned or that they'd even had the wheels off during the service time , bl""dy ridiculous.......with MY safety at stake here . My first words re the service etc did not go down well, and no chance of any refund on the £323 spent with them fora bogged job. Will visit them again re the brakes now. What's betting they continue to shrug their shoulders and say we've done nothing wrong ??
How do I prove otherwise without involving Andy from Visar in it? Any ideas here anyone .

So pleased to have my bongo back

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:27 pm

Forgot......I will be buying a coolant alarm too !

Post by **Bob** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 6:28 pm

Difficult to know how about getting a refund, but Bongy's Back - YEAHHH.

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 7:43 pm

Excellent news Pam. You ought to drop in at Yorkshire gliding club at Sutton Bank next time you're going to Andy's. Spectacular views and gliders whizzing about.

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:07 pm

Bob wrote:Difficult to know how about getting a refund, but Bongy's Back - YEAHHH.

I really am grateful for that Bob......thanks love!

yorkshirelass · Post by **yorkshirelass** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:09 pm

mikeonb4c wrote:Excellent news Pam. You ought to drop in at Yorkshire gliding club at Sutton Bank next time you're going to Andy's. Spectacular views and gliders whizzing about.

Sounds like a plan Mike, I came back this way today but cannot remember seeing any signs for the club ? Mind you the weather was foul and I was concentrating on the road !!

mikeonb4c · Post by **mikeonb4c** » Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:16 pm

yorkshirelass wrote:
mikeonb4c wrote:Excellent news Pam. You ought to drop in at Yorkshire gliding club at Sutton Bank next time you're going to Andy's. Spectacular views and gliders whizzing about.

Sounds like a plan Mike, I came back this way today but cannot remember seeing any signs for the club ? Mind you the weather was foul and I was concentrating on the road !!

Yes they only fly in decent weather. Sutton Bank is lovely for a stroll and the footpath runs right next to the grass airfield.

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