Bongo Fury

What are the sediment light and and hold light blinking telling me? It's like a disco in my van lol

That the alternator isn't working ...... sorry more bad news.
Check the belts and if possible measure the voltage on the battery whilst the engine is running at normal driving RPM (not idle), it should measure about 14.4-14.6 Volts,
at idle it will be lower around 13-13.6 volts if all is well, if its less than this then the alternator is suspect.

Thank you, I'll pop that no my list. I did check the belts and they look like they have seen better days. I think I will break this to my husband over a steak dinner... It's hard to scream with food in your mouth.
Terri

Go with Geoff on this one. He is the electrical expert.

I'm gonna lol. Don't know what we would have done this week without you guys ... I was pooing it coz I though it was the gearbox...

Don't crack open the champers yet, flashing hold light is telling there is potentially a gearbox fault . Lots of info on the forum, but here's one to get you started that contains a link to a facthsheet:

http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... hold+flash

g8dhe wrote:That the alternator isn't working ...... sorry more bad news.
Check the belts and if possible measure the voltage on the battery whilst the engine is running at normal driving RPM (not idle), it should measure about 14.4-14.6 Volts,
at idle it will be lower around 13-13.6 volts if all is well, if its less than this then the alternator is suspect.

I would agree with Geoff... Rev to about 2000rpm?? I'll stick my neck out & say put a few things on like the lights and blower on full too...??! Let the van warm up a bit before revving it though..

If it is a duff alternator? Its relatively quick to replace.. You may as well replace the belts... Get the AC compressor belt done while yer at it!


Steak dinner...? Lucky man...!

Ok cork is back in the bottle
I going to check and change everything that we can do ourselves, is such a shame it's so cold. Colin's coffee goes cold really quick out there in the snow..hehe
Terri.

Well, we when out for a 30 mile drive and the van is now lovely. All coolant pipes,water pump, and bled. Iv now got heating without overheating and life is good x....plus my hold lights not flashing x
Terri x

Congratulations You have put a lot of work into that van, so now enjoy it. With that lovely conversion you should be all set to get very soggy and or cold up at Stonehenge

Every year I think of going and every year at 5am I just cannot face it. Its cold enough up there in June let alone December.