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Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 3:37 pm
by manwithsound
After thinking my Bongo was kaput due to valve seat or broken rockers, i was advised to buy a stethoscope and have a very good listen.
So it seems the majority of the noise is coming from the belt cover at the front top of he engine!
Has anyone any ideas?
No smoke, still pulls amazing, just sounds like poooooo
Video here
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lHqQfu7jhEo
Thanks again
J
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 4:07 pm
by Spencer54
Maybe your cambelt has split and is whacking the belt cover - and about to shear.
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:16 pm
by haydn callow
Idle pulley bearing??
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:55 pm
by Diplomat
Spencer54 wrote:Maybe your cambelt has split and is whacking the belt cover - and about to shear.
If only they could be designed to give such advance warning!
Frank
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:51 pm
by winchman
That needs looking at ASAP.
I feel it will be something hanging off a belt or a pulley gone, I would drive it until you know what it is as a simple thing can be made worse if allowed to fail
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:58 pm
by Northern Bongolow
check this, when they come off like this it can eat the front of the engine.
take the belts off then see if there is any movement between the pulleys, they should all be in one lump.
http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... ey#p637393
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 9:13 pm
by ConAndChar
Any update on your Bongo, I'm watching your thread with great interest and
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 9:20 pm
by manwithsound
Hi, due to work commitments I'm not gonna be able to have a good root until mon/tues, I'll taking pictures and documenting everything I can
Cheers J
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 9:22 pm
by ConAndChar
Fingers and toes crossed it's an easy fix for you
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 12:08 am
by manwithsound
Well, I'm back on the road, turned out to be the rubber buffer on the crank pulley had worn and was knocking against the engine!!
So, I'm off to France to celebrate !!
Cheers J
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:19 am
by mikeonb4c
manwithsound wrote:Well, I'm back on the road, turned out to be the rubber buffer on the crank pulley had worn and was knocking against the engine!!
So, I'm off to France to celebrate !!
Cheers J
Great news - enjoy your trip
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 8:41 am
by Bob
Fantastic.
Re: Is my bongo back from the dead?
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:06 pm
by Northern Bongolow
glad it was an easy fix, i love a cheap fix meeeeeee.
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