Something Else to Check?

Thought the following might help anyone planning the "big trip' later this year, and doing a thorough vehicle check before departure.

Dad asks daughter to slip down to the dam, in Mum's wagon(80 series d'sl), and turn off the pump. Dad heads off to do something he'd forgotten, or been told to do!!
Daughter finds Dad a few minutes later, and says, " something wrong, it keeps stalling". Dad flares up, because this wagon has never given any problems in over 6 years. "What the bloody hell's wrong with it?" or words to that effect.
Lift the bonnet, and nothing obvious, no smoke, flames or the like.
"Crank it over, eh" Engine starts, just, and labours away, very sick. Stops when it feels like it.
Dad works primer pump, and pressure builds up. As pressure builds, something shiny catches his eye, a tiny stream of diesel coming out of the flexible hose between filter and injector pump.
Removed leaking hose, and fitted new length. No dramas, but old hose was badly cracked in numerous places, and definitely would have failed on our trip to Brissy next month.

Pretty long winded way of suggesting you check any fuel/other hoses, where they are close to heat sources, and bent to any degree. Failing that carry a metre or so of required hose size, and a couple of hose clamps.

Hooroo...