Bongo Fury

Gasy wrote:Don't think I will be using my scavenger fan as much
After a long journey now
I used to leave engine running with scavenger on
Then after 5 mins switch engine off and leave scavenger on its timer still running
This may have cooled it to quick at one end
We live and learn

Is the (flimsy)turbo support bracket on there?

Yes the support bracket was on
Took me a couple of pulls on the turbo before I found it
Was thinking that should move now

Just done me water pump and thermostat
Rather awkward to get at both

But me new belts are different to old the new is toothed on the inside the old 3 belts are just v shaped
Do I use the new ones or not ?
Cheers
And the aircon belt seems shorter as the tensioner pully will be a lot further in
The old were very old tho

The notched belts just allow for use tighter/smaller diameter pulley wheels, as long as the length number is the same you should have no problems.
Make sure the "vee" is the same size though and if two belts run the same thing from the same pulley they should be a matched pair.

Cool I will use them then
I have two 13x1100 water pump / alt belts old belts are 1090
And one. 13x1000 belt only numbers I can see on this old belt is 965
Maybe they will slot in will try again on Saturday

Rad and washer bottle gone back on today starting to get there
Gona have to buy a house with a driveway one day , bugger doing all this at side of road
Cheers

The belts are definitely the wrong size
Air con one won't even go over the 2 pulleys with out even using the 3rd tensioner pulley
Had to put the old 3 back on
Supplier said I'm the second person to say that this week ( bought as a 3pack of ebay from well known supplier , sure they will sort it )

But it lives
All back together filled up with coolant and oil
Run for half an hour
Quick bleed
All seems good
Will give it a proper bleed tomorrow and pick up the stainless exhaust from collection point
Think a garage can put the exhaust on for me my knees and back aching now
I'm not doing that at the side of the road

And only one 13mm bolt left over
Sounds nice and quiet so far

Great news. Fingers crossed that's that sorted.

Gasy wrote:The belts are definitely the wrong size
Air con one won't even go over the 2 pulleys with out even using the 3rd tensioner pulley
Had to put the old 3 back on
Supplier said I'm the second person to say that this week ( bought as a 3pack of ebay from well known supplier , sure they will sort it )

But it lives
All back together filled up with coolant and oil
Run for half an hour
Quick bleed
All seems good
Will give it a proper bleed tomorrow and pick up the stainless exhaust from collection point
Think a garage can put the exhaust on for me my knees and back aching now
I'm not doing that at the side of the road

And only one 13mm bolt left over
Sounds nice and quiet so far

Something wrong here Gasy
Technically you should have at least 6 bolts of assorted sizes left over!

Yes
And I think I picked that one up out of the belly pan
Probaly left me stillsons in the the water pump tho

Alt/WP belts

http://cn.oemol.com/oem/en_oem_detail/6 ... 381/*.html

PS, it might be worthwhile physically measuring the new belts.




Good Luck

Hi Folks,

Apols for hijacking the thread but I've been trying to diagnose a whistling problem from the van for a while now. Initially thought it was turbo related but having done some reading on here and the Facebook groups I'm pretty sure it's an issue with the exhaust manifold. My #1 bolt is in place and looks fine, but getting the heat shield off and checking the rest is beyond my level of mechanical competence.

Is it a big job for a decent mechanic to do an inspection of the rest? And, assuming it is a warped manifold or a sheared bolt that is causing the whistle, how urgent a fix is that or is it not a big deal as long you're prepared to put up with a whistling bongo?

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks!

davidk wrote:Hi Folks,

Apols for hijacking the thread but I've been trying to diagnose a whistling problem from the van for a while now. Initially thought it was turbo related but having done some reading on here and the Facebook groups I'm pretty sure it's an issue with the exhaust manifold. My #1 bolt is in place and looks fine, but getting the heat shield off and checking the rest is beyond my level of mechanical competence.

Is it a big job for a decent mechanic to do an inspection of the rest? And, assuming it is a warped manifold or a sheared bolt that is causing the whistle, how urgent a fix is that or is it not a big deal as long you're prepared to put up with a whistling bongo?

Any advice gratefully received.

Thanks!

Hi
It would be an easy fix for a competent garage to sort provided you informed them of the twisting manifold issue as this is a bit of a Bongo/Ranger trait.
As to carrying on using it, if it were a petrol then it could affect the fuelling so not good, if it were a diesel then depending on how big the blow it could affect the turbo . Having said that, on the diesel, it would be unlikely you would notice any difference performance wise unless the manifold fell off.
P.S. Wots Facebook?

Mine was the front lower exhaust stud
Didnt think you can see it with the heat shield on
The nut and half the stud might still be in place
The heat shield is easy to get off only 5 bolts
And the 2 against the air duct will come out with out moving the air duct pipeing there just tight against it
Get your fingers in there all around the front stud / manifold and really Rev it to make it whistle
You should feel the hot gas escaping against your fingers
Watch out its v hot

I wouldn't do this job again I'd send it in to the professionals
If you can find one to do it
The few I spoke to said there'd want to remove the head, put on a new head etc
I'd send mine to bongolia , ( for an easy fix by a competent mechanic )
Just what I wanted to here after 3 days on me knees with head in the engine compartment easy fix cheers mate
( hope you realise I'm laughing as I type this bongolia , some don't understand me , easy bloody fix )
Hope your diverter block splits on your COMBI boiler , that's an easy fix

im a nearly competent mechanic and i spent 2 days weighing up the job before i started the job .

if the manifold is leaking it could put hot exhaust gasses into the back of the alternator causing another problem. then again it may just warm up the wifes bum to uncomfortable levels, ask marianne about this before i did ians old bongo.

Gasy wrote:Mine was the front lower exhaust stud
Didnt think you can see it with the heat shield on
The nut and half the stud might still be in place
The heat shield is easy to get off only 5 bolts
And the 2 against the air duct will come out with out moving the air duct pipeing there just tight against it
Get your fingers in there all around the front stud / manifold and really Rev it to make it whistle
You should feel the hot gas escaping against your fingers
Watch out its v hot

I wouldn't do this job again I'd send it in to the professionals
If you can find one to do it
The few I spoke to said there'd want to remove the head, put on a new head etc
I'd send mine to bongolia , ( for an easy fix by a competent mechanic )
Just what I wanted to here after 3 days on me knees with head in the engine compartment easy fix cheers mate
( hope you realise I'm laughing as I type this bongolia , some don't understand me , easy bloody fix )
Hope your diverter block splits on your COMBI boiler , that's an easy fix

Got it Gasy
In all honesty I would get one of the lads to do it ,so for me an easy fix.
And as for the boiler, I had the diagphram go go on our Potterton electronic just last week, yes 1901 and still going!, got a bloke in to do it, that was an easy fix too.