Bongo Fury

Been having a bit of trouble starting Bongo the last few days.....Put it down to my radio being left on and draining the battery....charged the battery....started o.k. ...... then difficult to start again....slow to turn over ..... to-day whilst going up the tip to do the recycleing the Low Coolant Alarm started to "murmmer".....plenty of coolant........difficult to start even when warm ???????.....checked battery voltage 12.4 volts......ckecked with engine running....12.4 volts......checked Alternator output.....14.2volts....checked all relevant fuses...all o,k......checked the battery isolater terminals and although they were pretty tight I managed a 1 eighth turn on one of them.....checked voltage again with engine running...14.2 volts....Problem solved.
Lesson learned !!! if your Low Coolant alarm starts to murmmer whilst driving (coolant o.k.) it could well be a poor battery terminal connection or your alternator not putting out any volts....The LCA is so sensitive to being subject to low voltage that it lets you know. Somthing to bare in mind if you ever think your LCA is playing up....Quite handy to know....saved me just sticking a new battery on.

Not JUST a low coolant alarm then?

so some of us have a hi/lo coolant alarm / voltage sensor combo

I get infequent murmering during cold weather. I think that something like this has been mention before, but I cannot find it

May I have my "Low Water or dodgy battery connection" label now, please Haydn?

That's another real plus, isn't it though? I like it

Odly my LCA has three times given a single, very short, beep, each time as I pass the same roundabout 6 miles from home.

Plenty of coolant, just had a new battery, several weeks between beeps. I had wondered if it could be a stray radio signal in the area.

Have to pass on that one Bob....doub't it, but you never know...
only 2 each of Mk 2 & Mk 3's left at the clearance price...see shop below....when they are gone they are gone for good.