Bongo Fury

I would say that having Haydn’s water level warning device fitted gives peace of mind. However, in the event of a breakdown what could actually be done? I thought it might be a an idea to carry some kind of rubber hose repair kit, so that if one of the rubber pipes sprung a leak, it would just be a matter of making the repair so as to continue the journey or get home. Could be that a repair kit already exists?

You can carry a piece of "flexable coolant hose" which would cover the big 4 hoses. If it's just a pin prick leak you can "bind" it with tape and listen for the alarm...Some areas can be bypassed (rear heater.

I carry something like this, just in case

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165691

haydn callow wrote:You can carry a piece of "flexable coolant hose" which would cover the big 4 hoses. If it's just a pin prick leak you can "bind" it with tape and listen for the alarm...Some areas can be bypassed (rear heater.

Hi,
Thanks for your reply.
I take it that the damaged hose would need to be removed to fit the flexible hose?

maxheadroom wrote:I carry something like this, just in case

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165691

Thanks for that, will pick some up tomorrow

bongobong wrote:

maxheadroom wrote:I carry something like this, just in case

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... yId_165691

Thanks for that, will pick some up tomorrow

Go to Screwfix instead

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/34666/Sea ... %20x%2010m better and cheaper.

Or if you have Silicone hoses

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/89469/Sea ... I?ts=05973

Both of those self amalgamate to become one solid seal.

Hi
EEEeeerrr....Phone the tow truck???.....If you have lost water and need to repair a hose, you'll most likely need to bleed the system. Best do a bleed at home after a proper repair, otherwise 5 minutes with the sticky tape will cost 1500.00 GBP for a new head
Cheers
Helen

helen&tony wrote:Hi
EEEeeerrr....Phone the tow truck???.....If you have lost water and need to repair a hose, you'll most likely need to bleed the system. Best do a bleed at home after a proper repair, otherwise 5 minutes with the sticky tape will cost 1500.00 GBP for a new head
Cheers
Helen

Yea but no but. If you have the low coolant alarm then you'll know as soon as header tank level drops and before an airlock has ocurred. I think ah muz get me some of that there reaper tape Cleetus an' keep it in mah ole saddle bag in case mah horse takes a leak while ah'm on tha trial

helen&tony wrote:Hi
EEEeeerrr....Phone the tow truck???.....If you have lost water and need to repair a hose, you'll most likely need to bleed the system. Best do a bleed at home after a proper repair, otherwise 5 minutes with the sticky tape will cost 1500.00 GBP for a new head
Cheers
Helen

This is the problem as I see it. If a major leak occurs and water gushes out of a hose, and even if a temporary repair was possible using a flexible coolant hose as mentioned by Haydn, an air lock is highly likely. If the likes of the AA could repair, I wouldn’t have thought that they would be familiar with the Bongo bleeding routine (myself included ).

bongobong wrote:

helen&tony wrote:Hi
EEEeeerrr....Phone the tow truck???.....If you have lost water and need to repair a hose, you'll most likely need to bleed the system. Best do a bleed at home after a proper repair, otherwise 5 minutes with the sticky tape will cost 1500.00 GBP for a new head
Cheers
Helen

This is the problem as I see it. If a major leak occurs and water gushes out of a hose, and even if a temporary repair was possible using a flexible coolant hose as mentioned by Haydn, an air lock is highly likely. If the likes of the AA could repair, I wouldn’t have thought that they would be familiar with the Bongo bleeding routine (myself included ).

Yup, I'd go with that. Tape would only be of value in a suitably positioned pinprick situation where level drops more slowly and you can stop engine before it has gone lower than the header tank. But for that scenario alone (which seems to be quite a common one - You've Been Bongoed was the latest victim, on his way to the Snowdon meet) I'd reckon it might be worth keeping some tape on board.

Had a look at the bleeding procedure, but can’t quite get me ed round it. Are there any videos of the deadly act?

bongobong wrote:Had a look at the bleeding procedure, but can’t quite get me ed round it. Are there any videos of the deadly act?

It would have to be a long video The main thing is to make certain that the bottom hose gets hot, thus indicating the thermostat has opened - it's just about impossible to fully bleed the system until that happens.

I think I'll get a roll of that tape - it's only £2 wasted, even if I can never use it

When we were at Looe over the New Year we were told very firmly to get some 'Rescue Tape', saw a demonstration at the Birmingham Outdoor Show and bought some. The packet says Strength 700psi, Resists 260 degrees C and insultates 8000 volts. Not had to try it yet.

Now that I am aware of it, the question is why not have some tape in your toolkit? Surely, in conjunction with a low coolant alarm it might get you home in an emergency. I certainly would not try it without an alarm as by the time you knew you had loss of coolant it probably would be to late to do without the bleeding, but with an alarm hopefully it would have been noticed in good time and if the repair was not sound the alarm would go again in time to top up again before continueing.

Manny