Bad Diesel

We had stopped shortly into Paraguay for some fuel and a bio break. I noticed the diesel pumps had these filters that were the size of 55 gallon drums.


Apparently they are decorative and not functional, because our breakdown repair consisted of draining 5 gallons or so of fuel out and pulling a fuel filter, then replacing the fuel.


When the driver nearly done, this vehicle stopped, then returned again after the bus was running again. We think it was Paraguay's version of roadside assistance.


The engine sputtered on the first start - probably due to contaminated fuel between the filter and engine, but slowly rose to life. We'll see how it goes the rest of the trip. From Google maps on my mobile blogging terminal, it looks like we're half way back, but Paraguay is so out of the way, where we're at, Google maps doesn't even show any roads.


Brenda predicted a slow, 7 hour trip back with the lethargic pace the driver took yesterday and the rain earlier this morning. Not sure if a breakdown was included within or in addition to her estimate.