Bongo Fury

All,

Thanks to the excellent advice from here I was alert enough to notice when I opened the Bongo's bonnet this morning that the scuttle was full of water. Poking a big cable-tie down the hole in the middle soon cleared it, but could have caused a lot more problems if left unchecked.

After all the rain and autumn leaves now is a good time to check this drain is clear.

Alphabetter What is the Scuttle and Where is it??

The link in the first post gives the details.

Anyway, the problem area is the trough at the bottom of the windscreen. You can see it if you open the bonnet. In the middle of the trough is a drain hole that connects to a hose. It is really important that this hole/hose doesn't get blocked. If it does then all water falling on the windscreen will overflow the trough in to the Bongos electrical systems.

Thanks for thay advise alphabetter. Andy

very glad you mentioned this alphabetter ...checked mine this morning after reading your thread and sure enough it was blocked and pouring water into the compartment .....cleaned and sorted now though...cheers

Cheers for letting members know this, I check mine on a regular basis

Have a piccy

Peter,
You will be getting a nickname

Pee the Scuttle Checker

Seriously You are right it is important to check your scuttle drain.

Dave

I shall examine my hole first thing

Thanks alphabetter just checked my HOLE scuttle mine was clear. Great advise again from you. Cheers andy

Just checked mine. It had some gunge in it, but all clear now.
Thanks for the tip.

Dabongo
I check the Scuttle hole as often as the coolant level and temp guage

That's once a year for me then, regular n that.

I checked my hole this morning and after extensive searching found it was indeed blocked.
I took the recommended actions on this site to aleviate the blockage but to no avail.
I am going to stick to my fibre diet from now on.

Oh by the way the bongo is fine..........................
Gumbo

The mind boggles.... ....Alan