Ok Ok....so you may have heard already (???).....fuel issues / engine light issues....then to top it off bearing issues on the trailer yesturday at
Nyngan which held us up for what felt like all day!!
So the
water in the fuel -
orange engine light came on after transfering fuel from sub
tank (first time we'd done it) about 20km north of
Narromine so finally after being sick of draining it and bleeding it we change the filter about 140km from
Innamincka......
but....not solved yet...although
Ross's magic formula did help.... the next 2 days or so we lost power when the light came on (didnt happen last time....so new symptoms)......finally in
Bourke had it in at NRMA mechanic and he cleaned a few things out....seems to be the sensor we thought it was....!!
then thinking we would have a smooth run into Dubbo....yeah right!!
We had been missing a dust cover off the bearings for quite a few days...if not longer and spray can lids tapped on just didnt quite get us home.....it had let dust in and was burning hot so a new bearing kit was put in.....but done up too tight so when we stopped a few km down the road just to check they were screaing hot....so undone again.....oh and this still with a bit that had no place in the wheel....!.......fixed and then we take off only to be flashed....the nuts weren't done up...!! (dar!!!)
So did that and with the shi77s we got into Dubbo at 4pm....got a motel and went out for dinner only to be forgotten about with kids meals not coming out, drinks forgotten and desert "lost" in the order....Jonty getting cranky and throwing a glass onto the floor smashing it...!! (go kid!!)
apart from all that....we had a great time....camped at
Thargomindah..Inna....down Strez cut across to
Bore track (had a blast on that!!) and met Fina and Don at
Cameron Corner...then again at Tib....into
Bourke and then home on the black stuff (apart from Trunkey
Creek and the like today).....
We had a great horse shoe comp ever arvo from John with gold coins flying high....Willem and his candle and spoon.....Sam and I crook trying to do trivia.....
I guess Willems report will come....if it hasnt already....
great to meet such great people.....finally getting faces to names!
catch ya's....(did I miss anything???)
Laura