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Missing coolant bleed tube ??

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:58 pm
by rob900
Whilst reading about Bongo cooling woes I came across an article which shows a pic of a bleed hose under the passenger seat and attached to the engine block just below the oil filler.
Curious I thought (having had some air con issues recently), I dont remember seeing that.
I have just looked ....and indeed dont have one - or anywhere where it looks like one was attached!!
I have the 96 2.5 TD although engine was replaced 6 months ago (I wasnt owner then) with a recon.
Does anyone know if later engines had a different arrangement??

Little Bleeder

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:13 pm
by Ralph
Ours hasn't got one ether, if you look on the Cylinder
head behind the alternator a steel elbow comes out
in the case of having the bleed tube it as 3 connections
ours only as 2

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:29 pm
by Peg leg Pete
You need a bleed pipe, I fit a tee joint to accomodate one on my replacement engine

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:06 pm
by rob900
So are all bleed pipes an add on and not OE?

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:14 pm
by francophile1947
I thought they were a normal fitting on all Bongos :? Maybe those with missing pipes have had work done on the heads :?

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:42 pm
by dandywarhol
I reckon the ones with the missing pipes have an engine/head from a Ford Ranger or Mazda B2500 pickup which don't need the bleed pipe as they haven't got rear heaters.

Best to fit a bleed pipe for ther Bongo though!