Disclaimer – I am NOT a mechanic!! Nor have I experience of anything other than the earlier diesel model of Bongo. Many items are not model specific, however you should get yourself familiar with where everything is on your van. As a minimum, I check all fluids and for leaks every time I fill upContinue reading “Bongo Basics – looking after your Bongo”
Category Archives: Upgrades & Repairs
Bongo overhaul and repairs 2021
Living with a 25 year-old vehicle is never dull, and over the course of the first half of this year, there has been a fair bit of work done both under and inside the Bongo. Some of this has been planned upgrades and routine maintenance. There have also been some unforseen and potentially exciting componentContinue reading “Bongo overhaul and repairs 2021”
Diesel Heater Installation – how I did it
Ali Bongo’s adventures has been on-stream now for a little over a year, and the interest and positive feedback has been amazing – thank you to everyone who has scanned a page, or follows the blog! So far we’ve passed the 3600 views, had over 1500 viewers, from everywhere in the world – Canada, USA,Continue reading “Diesel Heater Installation – how I did it”
Enlightened Lockdown Modifications
I have highlighted some of the upgrades I carried out while sitting out the frustration of Lockdown, unable to get away in the Bongo. There was an overhaul of the slam panel up front, a bit of undersealing in the wheel wells, and the “Angel Eyes” led lighting upgrade up front as well. And, havingContinue reading “Enlightened Lockdown Modifications”
Lockdown Kitchen Pod Project
Ever since our first trip away in the Bongo, I’ve wondered if I could come up with a compromise kitchen pod. I needed the eventual solution to be the best possible compromise of work space, storage, portability and space saving. Was it even possible? Well, it took me most of the two years I’ve ownedContinue reading “Lockdown Kitchen Pod Project”
No Need to Flap!
So, like many Bongos, my roof tent fixing strip was starting to become detached from the roof shell. The tent is secured with a series of screw fixings holding the edging strips inside the roof shell, and these screw into an inserted nut in a socket in the roof itself. Except over time, with theContinue reading “No Need to Flap!”
It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll….
It’s a very true saying, “sometimes you don’t know how fortunate you really are”, and as far as my wee Bongo goes, I really did strike it lucky in so many ways. The engine has proved very reliable, and although a few of the rusting pipes underneath needed replacing, other than maintenance, under the seatsContinue reading “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll….”
Lockdown Valet, continued
My third day of the long weekend was spent with the outside of the Bongo getting the same treatment as the inside. I haven’t polished the van since getting it resprayed back in January, the weather not the best for getting the polish to behave, and then the incessant rains we had at the endContinue reading “Lockdown Valet, continued”
Lockdown valeting tips
After sharing a few photos on the Bongo Owners’ Scotland facebook group, I was asked what different cleaning products I had used for the big 3-day valet. So, I will share my “trade secrets” here! There are about a million different products out there, from a thousand different brands, and some work better than others,Continue reading “Lockdown valeting tips”
Mains hookup, on a budget!
So, as you know, I am not a fan of a full conversion in a van as small as the Bongo. I value the versatility, space and simplicity of my wee van over “all mod cons” type living. Each to their own, of course, but not being one for cooking, or washing up, it suitsContinue reading “Mains hookup, on a budget!”
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