Monday, Jun 26, 2006 at 12:09
Hi Mike, Phil,
Sorry to take so long to get back to you - we also have had no phone service for the past two and a half months, so I am reduced to carrying the laptop down to town (4 kms down a 4wd track) and borrowing a friend's phone to do emails etc.
Anyway, the genny first - thanks to you guys, I went home and partially stripped it again on Sat, and then used some red gasket stuff that's been good for me in the past (not sure what it's called) on the inlet manifold, and that seemed to fix the surging - but then it sounded starved for fuel. So off with the fuel
tank, and clean it out (there's no fuel filter in this thing, would you believe?) and I also found a bit of a blockage in a drain line that seems to come from the top of the carbie - don't know what it does. Put it all together, and voila! - works beautifully. Even better, the laser printer still seems to work - I guess not all the good smoke ran out, there must still be a little bit left! :-)
What am I doing here? I'm a missionary pastor, looking after a small congregation here on Tanna island, and also doing Bible translation work into the local language. So we live in a little village about 4 k's inland, 200 metres or so above sea level, where the church is. We've been here for nearly nine years now, but will probably head back to Aust at the end of this year - my oldest daughter will be heading into year 11, so we think we need to head back for their schooling. She's the only one who wants to go, though (she's right into computers, and loves the idea of ADSL) - the other four kids would all rather stay in Tanna! It's a great lifestyle for kids - and for adults too, as long as you don't get too frustrated when things break down, or don't go to schedule :-)
Thanks again for your help,
Tim.
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