Bongo Fury

hi, have been told i may need alternator as sediment light and charge light is on....
battery is flat and will a garage be able to tell if i need one or battery if i go and get it tested? thanks

Check my reply on yer other thread..?!! http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=51634

More knowledgeable peeps that have experienced the same will no doubt point you in the right direction sourcing another alternator... Maybe get a deal on a reconditioned warrantied unit?

Is it just a starter battery you have fitted, or is there a second leisure of winter pack battery under the bonnet too..?

Jay, if we can keep this to just one thread you may have a better chance of solving this predicament without confusion of input from other forum users..?! Running the topic a little more linear?!

I wish you all the best sorting this!

thanks, their is two batterys under bonnet.. does that make things more complicated to finding the fault or not really?

jayjay71 wrote:thanks, their is two batterys under bonnet.. does that make things more complicated to finding the fault or not really?

Nah, not really... But it is moving out of my "comfort zone".. It certainly throws a different light on the problem.. It could be a duff second battery pulling the starter battery back??? Just a guess...!!

Where are you roughly based?

hi what i meant by two batteries is one starter and a leisure battery.. im based in rushden northants.im not sure of any bongo friendly garages in this area?

Do you happen to know what sort of split charge system you have on your LB set up?

no but can look if you tell me what im roughly looking for?

Ooooo.. Now you got me! Something like this between the two batteries..?





Possibly hovering around the air intake..?!!


More reading with links for you... http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=51635

jayjay71 wrote:hi what i meant by two batteries is one starter and a leisure battery.. im based in rushden northants.im not sure of any bongo friendly garages in this area?

My MIL lives in Rushden....if ya want me to take a look....

Charge & Sediment light IS a shot alternator. It matters not how many batteries or what kind of set-up you have.

Don't chance buying a cheap replacement ebay one. most will only last a week.


Been there & done that - Twice!

also check its the right alternator had months of problems when local garage sent mine off for refurb and got sent back a smaller one -eventually the size difference was obvious even to me when miss fixit and northern bungalow removed it and put it next to what should have been in there.

any tips on where to buy one?? prices vary so much been quoted 120 and 200??

Just had my one re-conditioned.....very pleased with the service. PM me for the details if you are interested. Out of the country until next week though

please check carefully the ampage of any replacement you are considering, the original is 90amp, the ranger one is a little lower in output, and others described as bongo ones are even less.
with everything on drawing max ampage you may need the extra.

there you go slightly more technical and useful explanation than mine