Bongo Fury

First time on this site but I have used all your guides many times but now need your thoughts!
The head on my Bongo has now cracked and the garage is getting me a price but in the meantime I thought I would get your help, I’ve seen many for sale that have had the job done but the head has gone again, so my question is “ is it worth it or is it time for the Bongo scrapyard in the sky?”

Sorry to hear of your rotten luck.

The answer, of course, is, 'It depends'.

If Bongy is otherwise good it's worth doing - if Bongy is about to fail MoT for bad rust then it's not.

Many times the head has failed a second time because the cause of the original failure was not addressed, heads very rarely 'just fail', in spite of what some garages will tell you. It's often a loss of coolant or overheating due to blocked rad.

Also, sadly, some garages fit a new head and don't bleed the system properly. You really do need to find a Bongo Friendly garage for this work.

Hope that helps a bit and you get sorted.

Thank you Bob, anyone know if there is any Bongo friendly garages in North Wales

No personal expreience of garages in that part of the world, but there's a list in the Members' Area.

Adrian at Japandirect in Bury put a new head on mine 3+ years ago and its been brilliant since. Its important any underlying cause(s) are dealt with though. In my case there were no obvious ones!

Beacon Garage in Llandudno are a Bongo friendly garage.