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Suggestions please
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:11 pm
by kevo
Decided to have a go and check the fuel strainer(banjo filter). I followed the instructions from
the fact sheet word for word.Having put it all back together the bongo keeps cutting out and
there is smoke coming from the exhaust. Does anybody have any suggestions has to why this
happening.
kev
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:38 pm
by westonwarrior
was it smoking before?
What made you check the filter?
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:45 pm
by kevo
Wasnt smoking before. I was just pottering about and come across it in the fact sheets
and thought i would have a go, didnt think it would do any harm, could the cutting out be a
fuel starvation thing.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:23 pm
by Ralph
Something you took off is not seating/sealing/loose and letting air in ????
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 1:25 pm
by missfixit70
I was just going to say that

Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:25 pm
by Veg_Ian
Did you note the order in which the washers went and replaced them in the same order? You maybe creating a blockage by not having the fuel inlet orifice at the correct height as a result.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 4:53 pm
by kevo
Thanks all i will go over everything again.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:14 pm
by kevo
If it is an air lock what can i do to solve it.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:35 pm
by Doone
If it is an air lock due to changing the filter, see daveblueozzie's answer in the link above.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:52 pm
by kevo
This has stemmed from me cleaning the banjo filter. since putting it back together it keeps cutting out, it will tick over nicely for about two minutes,then it starts juddering a bit
then a couple of puffs of white smoke then it just stops. can anyone shed any light please.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:59 pm
by dandywarhol
Like has been said before - sounds like its drawing air past the banjo washers. Did you replace or anneal them?
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:57 pm
by kevo
I know this sounds daft but i cant recall any washers where would they have been.
Its the first thing i have tried to do myself and i have made a right b*****ks of it
I will put it down as experience.
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:59 pm
by lizard
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:00 pm
by dandywarhol
Re: Suggestions please
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:54 am
by Veg_Ian
Kevo - if memory serves, there is a washer on either side of the banjo. Did you clean all surfaces and washers? Did you drop anything during dismantling? As has been said before it all needs to be clean and tight otherwise air can get drawn in. If it starts and runs for a couple of mins I don't think you have an airlock as it will already have been purged.