Finally Travelling OZ on SVO

[limoman]

Re: Finally Travelling OZ on SVO

Hi once again I am now in Katherine NT and will leave for the Adelaide river and Litchfield in the next few days the bus is going great still haven't had to change any filters yet have travelled about 4100 ks. I have had no trouble getting oil on the way and have currently got more oil than when I left home I have also now got a lot of contacts that will keep oil for travellers so if your heading this way some time give me a pm and I will give you details that's all for now Kevin Limoman

[Johnnojack]

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Kevin good to hear about your travels. It sounds like you are using a Z9 oil filter under pressure, is that right? I'd be very careful doing that as if the pressure builds up too much because of a blocked filter it will simply bypass, and you will have unfiltered oil going into your injector pump. Oil filters need to do that or slack servicing could cause the engine to lose oil pressure as the filter blocks. Bypassing can't happen when the filter is on the suction side. You could dent the bottom of the filter in with a hammer to increase the pressure on the bypass spring. Or the safest way is to find a diesel filter cartridge which fits by comparing a new Z9 with suitable filters in the shop. Hope its nice weather up there.

[limoman]

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Hi Johnnojack yes you are correct that's how I have been doing it I have taken on board what you have said but I will continue to do it the way I do, I have been an svo user since 2001 it was then when I met Marcus who helped me start on oil I bought the bus in 1998 and travelled around on diesel all the time and found it expensive but once on oil I have never looked back I have had a few minor issues over the years but nothing major I did own a vw bora v6 4 motion but sold it for the GQ patrol when I realised the benfits of svo which I have said the gq has done 240 thousand on svo I do find that the stainless steel strainer after the fuel tank is great and catches a lot, I do clean that filter every 1000 to 1500 ks I find that if the z9 needs changing I will feel a loss of power I simply switch back to diesel pull over change and purge the filter and of I go again my system may not work to well in your colder climates but I am always following the sun the temp up here at the the moment is ranging around 27 to 30 degs the oil quality is also very good not too much fat Regards Kevin Limoman

[tropicol]

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Hi Kev, Colin here in Darwin. Hoping you will give us a ring when out of the Kakadu, as we have lots of oil coming in !!!.

Regards

Colin

[limoman]

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Hi Colin thanks for your help with outlets in Darwin but while I was at the resort in Kakadu i was able to pick up good clean oil at the resort thanks to the General Manager and currently have full tanks and 200 litres in 20 litre drums i am back in Katherine arrived this morning. It was great meeting you at Douglas Hot Springs and to talk with you about svo, i hope your journey on svo works out for you as well. Regards Kevin limoman

[limoman]

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Hi all I am back in Katherine again I was here a few days ago but travelled back up to Edith Falls if your travelling this way make sure you put this on your list I am currently free camping about 5ks from Kathrtine and will be heading of to Kununarra in the next few days oil collection has been very easy and the quality excellent when I have a little more time I will list all the places that have supplied oil and some that are going to keep oil in 44 gallon drums for when other travellers come through I will be collecting oil in WA using the forum Members willing to share oil with fellow travellers first pick up Derby I rang ahead and there is plenty there to collect so I wont collect any until I get there ah it great to have a few days off the bus is going great with no issues what so ever well that's all for now I am heading off to Katherne hot springs for a dip then off to Katherine Gorge where I am taking a Helicopter flight over the Gorge hope to meet a few svo users in WA I will be contacting others shortly . Regards Kevin limoman

[Tim-HJ61]

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Kevin,

When you're in Derby, check out the day trip to the Horizontal Falls. Not cheap, but with all the fuel you'll be able to pick up at the Jetty, it might come within your budget. An amazing day out, highly recommended.

Keep in touch and we'll welcome you at our WARFA meeting, or even meet up in between if the timings not right for you.

By the way, it's pretty cold in the south, so once you leave Carnarvon heading south, don't be surprised if you start having problems with fats in your oil that are currently nice and liquid.

Tim

[Aesk_HZJ75]

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Hi Kevin, sounds like a nice ride you have.

We are right behind you (in Katherine now), and also doing the oil hunt as we go. It would be great if you could share some of the places you've had success obtaining oil from.

I've just PM'd you also.

Cheers,
Kit

[limoman]

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Hi Tim what dates are your meetings and where are they held and I will make sure I come I will be in Broome for a little while I have been invited to do a few talks to High school students on the use of Alternate fuels to the science class that should be interesting im taking the bus as a demo vehicle all for now Kevin limoman

[limoman]

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Hi there everybody well I am now in Derby the weather is still good I have had a great tail wind all the way from Katherine I have been taking my time free camping all the way went on a trip down Geikie Gorge at Fitzroy Crossing stayed in some great free camps they are really good and getting better they usually have good toilets and dump points they have been sealing the camping surfaces with small gravel so you don't get much dust problems. Well I called in to the jetty today meet Kevin the owner and arranged to collect oil Friday he only had about 220 litres available so went around town and found that there is plenty available so will be able to fill up completely before we leave. The bus is still going strong on svo still haven't changed any filters yet but when I get into colder weather that will change, I did a wheel allignment at a free camp I noticed it was scrubbing a little I also noticed on my trailer that the left hand tyre had a leak I spray it with soapy water but couldn't find where is was so pumped it up and when I arrived in Derby had it checked out it turns out that the rim has a hair line crack in it about 75mm from the valve and about 5mm long so I put a tube in it I have never had that happen in all my years of motoring well that's all for now if you know of any good spots to stay at on the west coast south of Derby could you let me know please thanks Kevin limoman

[Tony From West Oz]

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Kevin,
Our meetings are on the second Sunday of each month (except for May, where Mother's Day takes precedence.
Usually around 2pm.
Check out the dates and times on our website http://www.warfa.asn.au/meetings

Regards,
Tony

[limoman]

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Hi all well its been a little while since my last report I am now in Shark Bay have had great weather left Derby after filling up and continued down to Broome stayed at the PCYC and had one free night at the southern end of Cable Beach we then moved on to Barn Hill we stayed a week then onto Cape Keraudern for a bit of fishing and relaxing then moved onto Port Headland then onto Karajini National Park Great georges and swimming holes on our way to Karajini I picked up good clean oil at Auski Roadhouse he had 2 thousand litres of good settled oil so I pumped off the top.After Karajini we moved on to Exmouth and stayed at the Osprey camp in the Cape Range National Park for a couple of weeks, I forgot to mention that the wheel I had fixed in Derby the rim spit apart and destroyed the tyre completely outside Karajini National Park so we called into the Exmouth tip where I picked up a very good rim and tyre for free .I found the oil a bit hard to get but managed to get 80 litres there is a very busy bio diesel industry there. We then moved on to Coral bay went swimming and snorkelling then to Carnarvon picked up supplies stayed at free camp between Carnarvon Denham the WA government is doing a great job on there free camps oil here is also very hard to find Tim I will be at the WRFA meeting in October the bus is going great with no problems and I even have a suntan well that's all for now
Regards Kevin limoman

[Harvey]

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Hi Kevin
would love to see some pics of "the bus". Your trip is inspirational, well done
kind regards, Harvey

[limoman]

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Hi have finally worked out how to attach photos

[Johnnojack]

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Wow looks like great old bus. Nice and shiny. Is the trailer the oil refinery?