Bongo Fury

today i lent the bongo to my brother and his family to transport them and their kit to the airport , i then get a phone call after they have done 4 miles , the bongo had overheated , so i went out to them , all around the leisure battery and underneath the van was covered in thick oily sludge , with caution i opened the expansion tank that was full of the same liquid , had the AA tow the van to my house where it sits .

what do you think has happened ?

any advice would be appreciated

from your description it sounds bad and possibly Head Gasket/head........

have you any of the alarms fitted?...... if so surely your brother heard it/them go off and would stop?......

Sorry to hear of your trouble mate, I boiled mine 3 times recently and it was fine in the end but I think I was lucky. Try not to fear the worst straight away and get some professional help. Incidentally, I take it your Bongo is the one in the pic...you didn't buy it around April/Easter time from the Warwickshire area? this year did you?

Sorry to hear your bad news Brixham Bongo, try giving Allans of Plymouth a bell (link on homepage) what he dosen't know about Bongos ain't worth knowing, he's very helpful & the only garage in our area that I would trust to dismantle an engine, I think he's open this Saturday morning.
Tony (Paignton)

BrixhamBongo you have a private message.

down at Allans now
so hopefully have some idea of whats wrong in the next few days

You're in the best of good hands there.


All will be well, just hope your brother can afford it!

im holding his golf gti to ransom