Good morning
On Thursday we have a late afternoon at a small village outside of town about 10 miles away in the southern part of the valley. Yesterday we left home a bit early to stop by a peruvian pastor's home to drop off something. As we were approaching his home area our Samurai started to engine rattle alittle under power. I was thinking maybe the distributor came loose and shifted advance ??
Any way stopped at the pastor's home but only the older children were home. Gave the article to a daughter and moved on. Went about a mile and the engine rattle (knock) was getting worse. Stopped and checked but the distributor was tight and in position.. strange.
Moved off and as long as I did not apply power all was right. Went about another mile and the oil light came on. Temperature guage reads low ? We were near an oil change place so pulled in. Popped the hood and it smells hot. I had bad feelings in my gut. Checked the oil and it is fine. But the radiator is HOT ! Got the rag out and popped the cap slowly.. no water comes gushing out. Look in and there is no water.
Knock on the door of the oil store and owner gives me a bucket of water. Start the slow pour into radiator and it is hot, boiling the new water. Started the motor and slowly kept pouring. Poured about a gallon and there is no getting full yet. Then noticed the water collecting at the rear of the motor on the ground.
Shut off motor and found the problem. Small hose that runs from motor to carb sensor is split where it attaches to motor. Visible but not real accessable. All I have is a pliers and screwdriver. So off goes the tie and clean shirt. Had to use the pliers to get off the carb vacume group screws to get that off out of the way. Then the pliers again to rip off the split hose to get to the clamp. Needed the screwdrive to get the hose clamp spun around so it could be removed with the pliers. The return line from the sensor to the engine was easily removed at the sensor and rerouted to where the other hose split. Replaced the carb vacume group and was finished. Two simple tools but just right.
The oil store owner kindly gave me another bucket of water which finished the task. He was amazed someone could do that along the road.
That was when God gave the oppertunity to share with him there are no accidents in life. All this possibly happened so he would have the chance to be kind to us. In turn the best kindness we could show him and his family was to share God's provision of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Owner stood and listened and kindly said I could return and sit and talk somemore. Owner said no one had ever told him about God like this before. Left him a tip and our weekly Bible tract. Will return today with a loaf of banana bread and the Bread of Life.
Pray with us as we share the Gospel again with an oil store owner.
Mike in Peru
