Day 82: Brisbane

We have spent the morning at Custom Offroad in Stafford.

Henry went in with an oil leak and Peter kindly fitted him in between working on an iguana beach buggy.

So what was wrong?

The seal on the oil filter was damaged and Henry was not performing very well. So after lots of testing we found out that number 4 cylinder was giving no power at all. So we had only been running on 3 cylinders, who knows for how long?

At first Peter thought this would be a big job, but then he checked the tappets and found they were out of alignment. We booked Henry in for Monday as they had to be fixed when Henry's engine was cold. Oly asked if this would give back the full power of the cylinder and Peter was doubtful.

We went the the shopping centre for a coffee (artistic licence as Oly doesn't drink coffee, I am just setting the scene) and after much deliberation we decided to go and see what was out there in the form of 4WDs, namely Landcruisers.

When we got to the car sale forecourts on Gympie Road, Henry decided to dump a puddle of oil which was quickly followed by a billow of smoke. We limped back to Peter and he fixed the gasket seal which wasn't tight enough and off we went again.

We have had a look at a few vehicle and have decided a Landcruiser Prado would be a good choice if we were to retire Henry.

I think we are going to sleep on it, luckily for us we are staying at Danny's parents B&B, Warrawee, in Scarborough. I think we will sleep very well...

Emelie