beko1987 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Aye but the strip is only 1/4 mile, and the timing gantry is too low.. They do occasionally hire out the venue ..If they allow carping, could that be a sf18 venue? Presume we are on about crail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Carping? We do like a moan... davidfowler2000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Aye but the strip is only 1/4 mile, and the timing gantry is too low... First run will sort that out. LightBulbFun, M'coli, CreepingJesus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Carping? We do like a moan... CAR camPING chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Would be it be rude to ask what this latest round of work has cost? I've decided that if I compare the Lexus with a bus, it'll seem much cheaper. Inspector Morose, Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 £360 for 6 new injectors. I forgot to bring one with me at the weekend for you to ogle after the comment you made regarding their bigliness. £300 for the work including 5 new rockers, a refurb rocker shaft and a pushrod. CreepingJesus, juular and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 That frankly doesn't sound vastly worse than some modern cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Last year Cummins in Cumbernauld charged £1200 to diagnose and fix one injector and put a new rocker cover gasket on. When George took the the engine apart, the damage to the rockers and pushrods was years old and the rocker cover gasket had stretched too much to be only 18 months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Bastids! HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 The yellow Olympian has disgraced itself. Again. This time it's the fuel system... ehhhhh... again. It would seem that the fuel injection pump has shat itself with the man at West of Scotland Engineering saying "It's in a pretty bad way. There's bits of metal inside it" and quoting £1350 + vat for a complete overhaul. Still looking for options. With any luck that £1350 was a "We'll do it but we really can't be arsed" type quote so I'll hunt about. The other option is an ebay purchase of about £600 unless the man that did the injectors recently can come up trumps. This thing will be the death of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Ouch! Want me to have a hunt about in CV circles over here for you? See if there's a cheaper option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Wouldn't hurt. There will be options. Just need to sniff them out CreepingJesus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Worth spending on a tweaked one:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Worth spending on a tweaked one:) Aye, but you'll need a bigger turbo to go with it. CreepingJesus, davidfowler2000, brickwall and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 Do love the sound of an old-ish Bus engine...... always longed for a single decker....but nowhere to park it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted February 2, 2018 Author Share Posted February 2, 2018 3 months on and the yellow Olympian still hasn't moved. It's had £600 worth of new fuel pump and £80 of pipes and fittings. Still faulty. So while I await the opportunity to go back to Barrhead and try changing the Pulse Damper on the fuel pump (came from the old pump) have a gratuitous video of the engine "running" straight from a can of fresh diesel in order to rule out a clogged fuel system... CreepingJesus and danthecapriman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Like the Green 3 I thoroughly enjoyed reading through this thread (its interesting to see this one has had its interior lighting renewed at some point and fitted with the same type of fixtures you find on Trident ALX400s and Dartmasters) glad to see at least 1 of these tri-axle double deckers are in preservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 That interior lighting was fitted when new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidfowler2000 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 Quick update since the above video. The mad revving was caused by a broken injector clamp so that got replaced and it got another new injector. It shat it's exhaust manifold gaskets which necessitated an 18 month layoff waiting for parts. Finally an MoT was put on it on 20th December 2019 Then this (for those who don't already know) on the 29th of December Arsonist bastards! Insurance paid out a decent amount so that's something. More for the 205 fund. This is the last I will talk of this matter. ---ENDS--- CreepingJesus, binhoker668, DVee8 and 36 others 1 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 FAAAARRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ah man, that's a really sad sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Noooo! I really enjoyed reading about/seeing your adventures with this bus I hope they catch the bastards that did that! really sorry to hear/see whats happened do you have any plans to get another bus or Tri Axle monster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Absolute scum. So sorry to read that news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 That's really horrible. Poor you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Sorry to see this Dave, scumbags...Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 ahh fuxake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Bollox! Saw the first picture and comment and was just going to post "Glad my favourite bus is back" and then saw the follow up! So sad, the only bus ever to have stopped at Corsebauld is no more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Damn, sorry to hear of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 For fuck sake that’s awful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Ffs I’m so sorry for what has happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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