The fuel tank issue has been sorted, thanks to Peter and his staff at 4x4 Recyclers at Broome. It turns out that it was a manufacturing fault after all. The pickup tube that takes the fuel out of the tank to the engine was either too short (?) or had a crack or split in it. This was OK as long as there was plenty of fuel in the tank, but as soon as the level dropped below the hole/crack/split/bottom of the tube, it sucked air and caused the fuel pump to suck air so that even the remaining fuel in the main tank could not be used. No wonder I couldn't figure it out! You just don't think that a brand new tank will be faulty, or at least as obviously faulty to anybody doing production quality or pre-delivery checks. Checks, I hear you ask? They do checks? Well, eerrrrr, no they don't actually, or they would have found it before I had to find it the hard way. As Ned Kelly said before the trapdoor opened "So, this is life". I suppose that you take the rough with the smooth. Just a little less rough would be nice.
We are off towards El Questro tomorrow, on the move again, heading home, slooooowly.
Talk to you all soon.
John and Maureen
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