Hi, and hello - newly registered and newly Bongo'd (well.. Freda'd) members here. Howdy
We picked up our Freda today, and nearing the end of the long drive home we treated her to some new tyres.
While that was being done, sharp-eyed wife noticed that Freda had decided to give us a playful warning - small amount of coolant leaking out of a 'T-joint' along the Heater pipes, halfway rear on drivers side.
I see on the Bongoland parts shop there are blanking kits especially to address this.
But also reading a few posts on the subject, I note that some folks have made a loopback bypass rather than blanking.
I've also looked at the Lushprojects diagrams. Great resource , but not sure where to start...
All I know is that I want to do it - absolutely.
My query is - Blank them - or loopback?
And can anybody kindly find a way to illustrate exactly which pipes , and where to apply the blank (or loopback)?
Appreciated in advance!
Simon and Nic
Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
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Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
That T piece is a common fault
Most only blank of the rear heater if it's the heater it self leaking
I repaired my t with 15mm copper plumbing fittings and jubilee clips
Get a 15mm tee
Solder in 3 bits of copper pipe to the tee
Cut the rusty tee out with a hack saw
Push the copper pipe into the 2 rubber hoses
And use another peace of rubber hose onto the cut metal pipe and onto the final leg of your new tee
Tighten up with jubilee clips
Job done
But don't forget with a bongo cooling system you have to bleed it
Watch the 3 vids on you tube
Any probs just shout
Most only blank of the rear heater if it's the heater it self leaking
I repaired my t with 15mm copper plumbing fittings and jubilee clips
Get a 15mm tee
Solder in 3 bits of copper pipe to the tee
Cut the rusty tee out with a hack saw
Push the copper pipe into the 2 rubber hoses
And use another peace of rubber hose onto the cut metal pipe and onto the final leg of your new tee
Tighten up with jubilee clips
Job done
But don't forget with a bongo cooling system you have to bleed it
Watch the 3 vids on you tube
Any probs just shout
Gas safe heating engineer / plumber if you need any advice just shout.
Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
Thanks Gasy, appreciated.
I'm still pretty keen to reduce the number of joints and hoses that the coolant travels through to a minimum.
If anybody has carried out the loopback / blanking of (all) the rear heater pipes, I'd be really grateful for an initial shove in the right direction .
I'm still pretty keen to reduce the number of joints and hoses that the coolant travels through to a minimum.
If anybody has carried out the loopback / blanking of (all) the rear heater pipes, I'd be really grateful for an initial shove in the right direction .
Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
You can get replacement full length metal pipes with the tee section on
Bit of a pig to change I think
It will be on here somewhere how to blank of rear heater
Best to do a search and put and inbetween each word apparantly
Blank and rear and heater and matrix
Bit of a pig to change I think
It will be on here somewhere how to blank of rear heater
Best to do a search and put and inbetween each word apparantly
Blank and rear and heater and matrix
Gas safe heating engineer / plumber if you need any advice just shout.
Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
Can't find a definitive guide.
This thread may be of help
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... ix#p674042
It has been discussed quite a bit so trawling a search may give you what you need. Get past the first couple of pages of this search and you find something relevant
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/sear ... 9&start=30
This thread may be of help
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/view ... ix#p674042
It has been discussed quite a bit so trawling a search may give you what you need. Get past the first couple of pages of this search and you find something relevant
http://igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/sear ... 9&start=30
Chris with BertieB
'96 White unconverted AFT 2.5L Diesel 4WD
'96 White unconverted AFT 2.5L Diesel 4WD
Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
Thanks folks, and many thanks Chris ^^ , appreciated.
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Re: Blanking rear heater hoses- definitive guide?
Gasy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2016 6:19 am That T piece is a common fault
Most only blank of the rear heater if it's the heater it self leaking
I repaired my t with 15mm copper plumbing fittings and jubilee clips
Get a 15mm tee
Solder in 3 bits of copper pipe to the tee
Cut the rusty tee out with a hack saw
Push the copper pipe into the 2 rubber hoses
And use another peace of rubber hose onto the cut metal pipe and onto the final leg of your new tee
Tighten up with jubilee clips
Job done
But don't forget with a bongo cooling system you have to bleed it
Watch the 3 vids on you tube
Any probs just shout
If I’m blanking off the rear heater a simple L will do, yeah?