Bongo Fury

Posted: **Mon May 25, 2015 3:28 pm**

My UPDATE below, I'm still interested in comment/experience/advice from Fury-Folk

Steve found DISTRIBUTOR "out of position so wound it back" (I think he said. It had not been removed on replacing Cap+Rotor). It ran much better over 20km, without misfiring.
He then found CAMBELT had "jumped" a few teeth (which would upset Distributor) otherwise looks fairly new (ie consistent with being installed 3/2013 as written in footwell).
BUT there were handfuls of mossy nest material inside Timing Cover
As if (will never know for sure) some critter had found a nice warm engine (just after its weekly run) before a frosty night. A week later on its next run, nest got minced causing Cambelt to jump, whereupon poor Idling/Cutting-out, misfiring+poor compression on no.4. It may also have then been running hot, leading to stress which later blew rad?
Steve says TIMING COVER is undamaged, but has apertures where presumably critters went in (awaiting pics, others types online are all plastic). Any suggestions how to prevent intruders? Eg drive more than weekly in winter; scatter poison on bottom tray in autumn? Are apertures there for eg cooling, drainage so I should not block them eg with tape?
Cambelt will be replaced next, also TENSIONER (which seems weak), Steve will then look at VALVE timings etc, try another test run +compression.
Probably it will still fail SNIFF test, but depending on compression I will then decide about eg STEEL SEAL, eg ask helpline about residues leading to eg WATER PUMP damage

Posted: **Mon May 25, 2015 10:22 pm**

Pics of (some of) nest material found inside CAMBELT COVER

Posted: **Tue May 26, 2015 1:00 am**

Who would have thought of that ..!!

V6 SAGA: idling/cut-out, leading to blown radiator/head?