Our neighbour called around in a bit of a tizz. He had just been to get fuel for his 4WD and somehow filled his vehicle up with petrol instead of diesel. By the time he had driven home he realised what he had done. Did Robin have any fuel cans so that he could borrow so that the petrol could be sucked out of the tank? Luckily Robin was only too happy to help out and took over an empty can. The offending fuel was finally removed, and some diesel added to tank. The question was - would the car start, or had the engine been damaged? I went outside to see how they were getting on. The 4WD was running, but sounded a bit jumpy to me, and clouds of smoke was coming out the exhaust. It will be OK once more diesel is put in the tank, I was told. Let’s hope so. The moral of the story is – don’t talk on your cell phone when you are getting ready to fuel up at the service station, in case you reach for the wrong hose!
Our neighbour running the engine and Robin helping out
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