"tanks" trip to the East from WA

[Craig]

Hi Tanks,
are you heading up through Manangatang or Swan Hill? We are in Manangatang til Xmas.

Craig

[Dot]

He is headed to Cobar right now.

[dapope]

Cross ply tires had fabric belting rather than steel belts. Rode nice but terrible handling

[Dot]

Cross ply tires had fabric belting rather than steel belts. Rode nice but terrible handling

Thank you, see you do learn something each day, even here. BTW how are your bus woes going Martin

[dapope]

Not running well Dot, changed filters, line junctions have been checked line and tank leaks checked. Neighbour is bringing further test stuff from his work to have a lookie next weekend. I have too full a tank to just drain and check pickup end, current plan on that is to blow down line to clear any obstruction and test.
Throttle opens fully, and fuel kill working properly..
Any other ideas anyone?

[T1 Terry]

Not running well Dot, changed filters, line junctions have been checked line and tank leaks checked. Neighbour is bringing further test stuff from his work to have a lookie next weekend. I have too full a tank to just drain and check pickup end, current plan on that is to blow down line to clear any obstruction and test.
Throttle opens fully, and fuel kill working properly..
Any other ideas anyone?

Have you checked for a blocked muffler? Either a pressure gauge test or simply drop the exhaust pipe and take it for a drive.

T1 Terry

[supersparky]

A few years ago,I had a mate that had a collapsed baffle in his muffler, when you shut down the engine we could hear the exhaust hissing for a few seconds. But of course we had tried every other probability before that. It would run great for a while then play up or stop when you hit a bump.

[dapope]

Will have a look at that too, although there is no diminished flow at idle, no smoke etc either. It pulls like a starve......

[Keith Morris]

"tanks" here---
I have arrived [8:00pm] just as the sun is setting at DENMAN NSW, and I will camp here for the night.
I have about a few hundred k's to go to get to NEWCASTLE NSW, via MAITLAND.
The drive from BROKEN HILL to WILCANNIA had more goats than Carnarvon WA however the animals behaved and did not wander onto the hiway.
I have "done the PUTTY ROAD" on my drive from Cobar/Dubbo towards Newcastle. I even went over the Great Dividing Range; both UP and DOWN.
This road has changed and improved a lot since my last trip about 45 years ago, as one would expect. I have yet to tackle the Pacific Hiway to arrive at Australian Motorhomes.

I have to be at their workshop/showroom and I am booked in for 22nd December to take delivery of a W"Bago Leisure Seeker on an Iveco 50-C-17 vehicle. My Xmas pressie to myself.
I have an Iveco at home which I was going to build into a motorhome with a large [propper] 240volt Fisher Paykel fridge/freezer run on an inverter. (Thanks to T-1 Terry for his direction with this) I have purchased the fridge, toilet, hand basin, bed, LED lights, a BIG air horn, etc, etc.

ON CONSIDERATION:- It will take me up to a year to build/convert the Iveco, and then the quality of the work would be sub-standard compared with the finish of the Winnebago.
I had a committee meeting with Russell and Myself and decided why not get an Iveco that is ready for the road, and enjoy it LIKE NOW, rather than try to fiddle with a conversion.
I am 76 years old and I enjoy being on the road with "Russell" and meeting lots of great people and while I can, and do, this in the Sprinter; it will be more comfortable in the Leisure Seeker with the recliner lounge chairs and all of the bells and whistles that go with this model.
Merry Christmas to all of the Forum.
I will update this post after I have taken delivery of the new beast.
Keith.

[SteveW]

How exciting!