Sunday July 6th I got up at 7:00 to the Mikes cooking steak and eggs for breakfast. After breakfast we picked up Mark from across the street and headed to our car. With light the guys tried again to get the belt on, but to no avail. The idle tensioner pulley had a ruined bearing which could not handle the tension of the belt. Anytime the motor turned on, the pulleys rotated and the belt would come off. We all hopped back into the ute and went back to Mikes place. I used Mike’s landline to call the tow truck. It was only 9:15 in the morning by this point and the rental agency didn’t open until 10:30. The tow truck didn’t arrive from Croydon until just before 11 so I had enough time to phone
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