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Welcome to our video collection, here you will see a collection of videos of various vintage industrial and marine engines that have come throught our workshop.
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 7 - Heads, Timing and Shiny bits.... Atkinson Borderer
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Welcome to the seventh video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkinson Borderer. In this video we continue the rebuild by fitting the cylinder heads, completing the timing and getting all the anciliary components on that can be fitting before the injector pump cambox is fitted.
This video and content are published for entertainment purposes only.
For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
Welcome to the seventh video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkinson Borderer. In this video we continue the rebuild by fitting the cylinder heads, completing the timing and getting all the anciliary components on that can be fitting before the injector pump cambox is fitted.
This video and content are published for entertainment purposes only.
For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
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Dorman 3LB engine CAV N type injector pump strip, inspection and overhaul
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk In this video we recieve an injector pump in the post from an engine we supplied 18 years ago. Unfortunately water had found its way into the fuel system and the injector pump needs some TLC. We strip, inspect and rebuild the pump before getting it onto the test bench and getting it calibrated. For more information see www.marinepowerservic...
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 6 - Watching paint dry.... Atkinson Borderer
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Welcome to the sixth video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkinso...
1942 Scammell Pioneer - Gardner 6LW back in one piece and running
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk In this video we refit the cambox, injection pumps and injectors to the Gardner 6LW living in a 1942 WWII Scammell Pioneer. We get it running and set up. For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
1942 WWII Scammell Pioneer Gardner 6LW Injector pump and cambox health check
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk In this video we give the cambox and injection pumps for a 1942 WWII Scammell Pioneer's Gardner 6LW a health check and perform some surgery to get everything as it should be. For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 5 - The rebuild begins.
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Welcome to the fifth video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkinso...
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 4 - Bottom end teardown, what lurks inside?
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Welcome to the fourth video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkins...
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 3 - Top end teardown
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul Part 3 - Top end teardown Welcome to the third video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection a...
Leyland 680 From Grove Allen crane. quick test run after years in storage
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk In this video we do a quick test run of a low mileage Leyland 680 engine after years in storage. Originally the propulsion engine for a Groves Allen crane. For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
Gardner 6LXB 180 Overhaul part 2 - Will it run? And if it does how well? Atkinson Borderer
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Welcome to the second video of this series, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from a 1972 Atkins...
1949 Samofa 2S108 Test run March 2024
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk In this video we start and test run a 1949 Samofa 2S108 after overhaul. For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
Gardner Engine - How to find the engine number 6LXB 180 Overhaul part 1
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Welcome to the first of a new series of videos, those of you who already follow us will know that the videos we post are normally short clips of an engine running after overhaul or when it first arrives with us. In this series after many requests we will be following the stripdown, inspection and restoration of a Gardner 6LXB from an Atkins...
1940 Kromhout Gardner 3LS Startup on a chilly January day, after many years in storage.
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk This is one of our stock engines that has been sat in storage for many years awaiting for its overhaul. However a clear out promted the questions..... Will it start. So after checking the oil, coolant and fuel we give it a go. Hand start!! on a chilly January day in the UK. For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
Armstrong Siddeley AS2 test run after overhaul
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For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk Here we have a freshly overhauled Armstrong Siddeley AS2 engine test running after overhaul. First at idle shortly after starting and later at its fixed 1500rpm running speed. I wanted to record the startup but on my own today, hard to hold a camera and swing a starting handle..... For more information see www.marinepowerservices.co.uk
1960 Dorman 2LB engine during test run after overhaul
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1960 Dorman 2LB engine during test run after overhaul
1930 Gardner 3L2 test run after overhaul
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1930 Gardner 3L2 test run after overhaul
Armstrong Siddeley AS2 final test run after gearbox fit
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Armstrong Siddeley AS2 final test run after gearbox fit
Armstrong Siddeley AS2 test run after overhaul
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Armstrong Siddeley AS2 test run after overhaul
1953 Samofa 2S108 test run after overhaul
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1953 Samofa 2S108 test run after overhaul
1932 Gardner 4LW test run after many years in storage
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1932 Gardner 4LW test run after many years in storage
1941 Gardner 6LW test run after many years out of use.
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1941 Gardner 6LW test run after many years out of use.
1949 Samofa 2S108 test run after overhaul
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1949 Samofa 2S108 test run after overhaul
1959 Dorman 3LB test run after overhaul
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1959 Dorman 3LB test run after overhaul
1945 Gardner 4LW test run after alot of year sat in a barn
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1945 Gardner 4LW test run after alot of year sat in a barn
1963 Dorman 3LB Engine test run after overhaul
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1963 Dorman 3LB Engine test run after overhaul
1947 Lister JP2 Full Marine Conversion test run
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1947 Lister JP2 Full Marine Conversion test run
1952 Lister JP2M test run on arrival at MPS
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1952 Lister JP2M test run on arrival at MPS
1955 Gardner 3LW first run after complete overhaul. seized up mess to this!!
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1955 Gardner 3LW first run after complete overhaul. seized up mess to this!!
1952 Kromhout Gardner 3LS (LW) Test run on arrival at MPS.
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1952 Kromhout Gardner 3LS (LW) Test run on arrival at MPS.
1967 Samofa 2S108 first test run after overhaul
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1967 Samofa 2S108 first test run after overhaul
Good work sir❤
Beautiful engine i cant wait to see it run again
What a great engine thanks for posting
I heard 6LXB's can do 1 millions miles before they need a rebuild.
Only the Brits, could drive a water pump, with a method that is normally only used to drive a distributor. wtf? Very spiffy overhaul, a truly worthy effort to keep a piece of history alive and running!
Thanks for such a nicely detailed series on the 6LX, made me appreciate all the small design features that gave Gardner its legendary reputation. One thing that puzzled me is why Gardner chose to have modular removable cam lobes, was this for ease of maintenance or for a lower engine profile where they didn’t need to package a cam with bearing races and lobes ?
Remember working on these engines as an apprentice at a Foden main dealership in 1976 😊
We had mostly British hardware upto the late 1960's in East Africa, Leylands, Bedford, Thames Traders, and for engines Petter, Cummins, Lister but I have never heard of Gardner or maybe I was still a little boy to know. Across the road to my dad's workshop in Uganda there was a workshop that serviced army vehicles, and I did see at times those heavy 1950's Scammel recovery trucks. So yes if these Gardners powered those trucks.☘
You put the water rail on over painted mating surfaces. Explain. I've always heard people say metal on metal so bolts don't loose tension.
This is class very interesting nice one👍
a peace of art
I seem to remember sixty years ago as a young apprentice a crane fell into the sewerage ponds. After it had been pulled out I was given the task of recommissioning the engine. Took the sump off cleaned it up , changed all the filters and after being submerged for weeks the Gardiner engine ran as good as new. Nice to see your video.
Was the flywheel rubbing plate machined? if so did the flywheel/pressure plate flange need anything taken off to compensate?
0.003" Taken off the flywheel plate and the same off the pressure plate to clean up the faces. depth of the flywheel plate altered (as its bolt in) to compensate for it.
You don't need a lacky band round the front bearing rollers to fit the front cover then?
No you dont, there is a lead in on the outer race to guide the rollers as you put the cover on. a lacky band wouldn't work because how would you get it back out of the now sealed up crankcase.
@@MPSVintageDiesels A sensible design then. You wouldn't need to retrieve it though since it's above the pickup and the scavenge pump has a screen as well. If the engine had a fluid flywheel you wouldn't get that together without holding the rollers in place.
When I was doing it for a living, a long time ago, 4LW and 6LW engine overhauls. Great engines. Appreciate the videos, nice to see it done properly.🇦🇺
1,5,3,6,2,4 ..........it would rev so slowly on steep hills you would count the firing order....
fantastic engines these‼️💫 🪖
This is very interesting and so very nicely done! Subscribed, am waiting for the next video :)
Thank you! Cheers! Next video coming soon
like everyone else hate the annoying repetitive relentless awefull dreadful annoying irritating intrusive awefull repetitive relentless intrusive brainless dumbed down degenerate background noise,, who is the brainless dummy who chose it, ruined an interesting video.
I just can`t believe the Gardner company has disappeared. What a waste. And why.?
Unfortunately Gardner didn't move with the times and were late to the turbocharging fold which allowed the likes of Cummins to get a foothold by offering higher power outputs than Gardner could. By the time Gardner did go turbocharged it was to little to late with some of the last models like the LYT and LG1200 being rushed to market and suffering from reliability issue which tarnished the name that had been known for unrivalled reliability.
Best therapy ever rebuilding takes me back to stripping auxiliary engines off afloat ,cheers 👍
What I love about these Gardner engines everything has the name stamped on them 👍🏻
Absolutely going to enjoy this rebuild guys 👍🏻
Great video 👍🏻 I was fortunate enough to visit the factory in Peel Green on a school trip as I lived in Urmston and if I remember they were looking for apprentices 🤔
This video takes me back quite a few years,old memories.Thank you.
Oi! Boxhill!! You bad person; you omitted to mention route 244...And your excuse is...?
Roll on Part 8. I am looking forward to the test run. In the meantime I can enjoy watching the previous vids. Many thanks from a new subscriber who's Dad worked at Gardners in the parish of Patricroft during the 60/70s.
amazing work
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi There my real Name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you and your teammates can still do those Rebuilding and Repainting those nice fresh shiny Gardner 6LXC, Gardner 6LXB, Volvo TD102KF, Gardner LG1200, and Cummins M11, 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RV Buses and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colours just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the North London and East London bus routes such as 141, 168, 179, 210, 275, 125, 173, 24, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 228 of Those Gardner 6LXB, Gardner 6LXC, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins M11, and Gardner LG1200, 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RV Buses can you and your teammates put most of those Gardner 6LXC and those Gardner LG1200 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RV Buses to those East London and North London and that especially is including the London Bus such as those London Bus Routes such as for example the 296, 341, N29, 86, 41 and will also be including the North London Bus Route Number 221 for all of us Grey Green bus lovers in North London and including East London For all of us passengers out there Pretty Please? could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour and put them on the London Bus Routes which are 341, 179, N41, 34, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 296, 262, 147, 396, 56 and N26 for all of us Grey Green Bus lovers out there because we are Really Really desperately needed Are those types of colour buses to be brought back again Please? do it for all of us customers and passengers in North London and Living in those areas such as in East London Pretty Please? because it will be Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour. I am a Big Fan of those Gardner 6LXC, Gardner 6LXB, Volvo TD102KF, Gardner LG1200 and Cummins M11 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RV Buses Please? Thank You Very Very Very Very Very much for your time, help and support.
Hello, Again my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't you and your teammates can still do those Rebuilding and Repainting those nice fresh shiny Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10 and Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colours just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the North London and East London bus routes such as 141, 168, 20, 210, 275, 125, 173, 24, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 207 of Those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10, Gardner 6LXC and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses can you and your teammates put most of those Cummins L10 and those Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses to those East London and North London and that especially is including the London Bus such as those London Bus Routes such as for example the 30, 296, 221, and 123 and will also be including the North London Bus Route Number 41 for all of us Grey Green bus lovers in North London and including East London For all of us passengers out there Pretty Please? could you Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour and put them on the London Bus Routes which are 341, N41, 296, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us Grey Green Bus lovers out there because we are Really Really desperately needed Are those types of colour buses to be brought back again Please? do it for all of us customers and passengers in North London and Living in those areas such as in East London Pretty Please? because it will be Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour. I am a Big Fan of those Gardner 6LXB, Leyland TL11, Volvo TD102KF, Cummins L10 and Gardner 6LXC 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Alexander RH Buses Please? Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very much for your time, help and support.
Hi There Again my name is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris I was wondering, why couldn't all of you and your teammates can still be Rebuilding and Repainting a nice fresh shiny Volvo TD102KF, Volvo D10A, Scania N230UD, Gardner 6LXB and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Enviro 400 MMC Buses and Repaint them to a Grey Green Colour's just like the original Scania Grey Green's which were in the East London bus route's such as 168, 141, 20, 210, 24, 173, 167, 313 and also the bus route 103, if you guys would like to Rebuild about 188 of Those Volvo TD102KF, Volvo D10A, Scania N230UD, Gardner 6LXB and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Enviro 400 MMC Buses Please? We desperately Need your and your Teammates' help and support in Bringing back those grey-green 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Enviro 400 MMC Buses again because we are Bigger fans of the patterns of those interesting colours of these Buses to be brought back again for all of us Grey Green bus Lovers out there in North London and East London bus route lovers so Please can Really Really bringing them back again for all of us Grey Green Bus route lovers out there in North London and East London lovers Pretty Please? and can you and your teammates could you and your teammates also put most of them on the London Bus routes such as the London bus route 123, N41, 86, 221 and that is including the North London Bus route 41 for all of us Grey Green bus lovers out there in North London and East London Pretty Please? Repaint them in the Exact Grey Green Bus Colour and put them on the London Bus Routes which are the 341, N41, 34, 123, N29, 149, 221, N73, 121, 86, 30, 262, 147, 396, 41, 56 and N26 for all of us in North London and East London Grey Green Bus Lovers out there because it would be a Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Interesting Buses to see them Repainted to a Grey Green Colour. I am a Big Fan of all of those Volvo TD102KF, Volvo D10A, Scania N230UD, Gardner 6LXB and Gardner 6LX 4 Speed Leyland Hydra cyclic Automatic Transmission Enviro 400 MMC Buses Please? Thank You Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very Very much for your time, help and support.
I'm new to your great videos and am binge watching. Thank you for not having that awful, awful "music" in the background. It's much more pleasant to hear your voice. Cheers
Glad you are enjoying the videos, As you have already found there was only one with music, which I wasn't sure on myself when editing the video. But as the time lapse sections are fairly long though it might work. It didn't !!.
I've just discovered your channel and think it is really interesting. BUT, that awful, awful taped-loop "music" has to be put in the rubbish bin. It is extremely annoying and distracting from your content. Do this and I'll return and recommend your videos. Thank you, also where did you get those great workpants ?
Hi. thanks for your comment and feedback on the "music", wasn't keen on it myself when I edited the video but thought I would give it a go... and well feedback is dont do it so hopefully you would of found no other videos have it. As for the workpanks you will see us wearing two different types thoughout the various videos. In this video they are made by Fristads and in some others Helly Hansen.
Sounds sweet!!
Hello I've just bought a Foden S39 with a Gardener 180 engine and I'm looking to carry out a full reservation, would you be able to help me with some specifications and to source engine parts if needed.Many thanks Mark.. Ps love your videos 👍
Hi Mark, we certainly can help. Drop us a message via our website. Cheers Martyn
Good the way it all works. Would love to see this with an AEC AV 590 outside the bus.
Haven't had an AEC in the workshop for a while, Will certainly do a video series if we have one come in.
@@MPSVintageDiesels Yes please! In the Routemaster it sounded very exciting. Does it sound the same outside the bus, I wonder?
awsome work
Great videos. Really enjoy them. BUT................the music. Know need for it, obnoxious as can be.
Glad your enjoying the videos and for your comment. I replied to a comment saying the same thing a week or so ago. Wasn't sure on the music myself whilst editing it so if you haven't watch them already you will be please to know there isn't any music on any of the other videos.
Wow - it's as new - lots of hard work gone into that and all credit to those involved ! ...then we come to that magnificent Gardner diesel - I could fall asleep to the sound of that !
When we first visited the truck we were very impressed. The owner has done an amazing job and it looks just as good when you are poking around bits that normally dont get seen. It really is a brilliant restoration.
I served my apprenticeship with Gardners as a fitter. I remember doing all these jobs working in the various departments as part of my training. I eventually ended up working on the cylinder heads before been made redundant. I worked with a lot of great people. Happy days.
LOL! A light tap... with your favorite sledge hammer. No assembly lube? Is that because you are going to be pre-oiling, or because you just didn't show it? These are really interesting engines. I remember seeing the Gardner logo on busses when I was a kid going to school by bus in the 70s, and to college in the 80s. So these were part of the soundtrack of my teens. I just checked and they'd be Daimler Fleetline which used 6LW, 6LX, and 6LXB. Of course I have no clue which ones I was sitting above at the back of the bottom deck.
Now this made me laugh. On these the centre main cap which I was aligning in the video is an interference fit in the crankcase. I could sit there beating the crap out of it with a 2oz toffee hammer but you will struggle to get it aligned. Doing it the way I did I know for certain it moves first time, every time and does no harm. Oh and the engine has been lubed on assembly but as you have most likely spotted throughout the series there are steps omitted from what is shown. It's a constant trade off between filming the build and actually getting some work done. If there any steps you would have perticularly like to have seen let us know and I will endeavour to include it on the next engine build. Thanks for watching
@@MPSVintageDiesels I am fine with it the way it is. To me, an appropriately heavy hammer gives better control. Lower speed and no need to swing it over your head.
At last - a clear concise explanation of how to do this, by someone who clearly knows his stuff. Absolute magic. I've read how to do this several times, but seeing it done makes it much much clearer. I could watch this over and over.....and will be doing exactly that, thank you. Please do some more on the pump/cambox/governor/timing gubbins.
Thankyou for your comments. There will be a bit on the pump/cambox etc coming for the 6LXB currently under build but will certainly look at a more detailed video in the near future.
I do enjoy your vids. I had a 6LX for over 30 years in our boat and in that time we only managed to do 2500 hours! We did however install the newer high compression pistons . That stopped any smoke on start up but the engine didn't sound quite the same. It had slightly lost the Gardner tock, tock, tock noise. Strangely we didn't find any increase in performance with the later pistons but then again I suspect that is down to the quality of the fuel. I was somewhat disappointed to see you paint the whole thing one colour. The factory released them with silver painted sump and crank case and grey block and heads with silver tappet covers. Looked very smart and a work of art. I'm looking forward to the startup
Thankyou for your comment and glad you are enjoying the series, we have a couple of 6LX's in storage that we will rebuild at somepoint so watch this space. Just for a bit of useless trivia as the topic of colour and paint scheme comes up for Gardner's every now and then on forums etc. There were many many different colour schemes for Gardner's over the years. We have had many though the workshop that were in original paint and these have been black, burgundy red, various shades of grey, blue, green and the list goes on likewise the RNLI spec LW's and LX's used in lifeboats have a build spec that specifically calls for a fully painted crankcase and sump and in other applications, as the crankcases on some LW's were cast iron, they were again painted. On the topic of this engine it has been redone with a fully grey painted crankcase and sump because it was originally. We do sometimes do the crankcases is silver/aluminium depending on the customers preference. If you look at some of the earlier videos for this engine you can see the remains of the red primer and then grey topcoat on the crankcase equally the underside of the sump had areas of grey still hanging on after nearly 52 years. Again thankyou for taking the time to comment and watch the series.
Nice videos thanks, I would like to hear you talk about the cost of the various rebuild componants and how hard to obtain them, hours that went in to the rebuild etc. cheers
Thankyou for your comment on the series and your comments around content. I will keep them in mind.
I've repaired and tested plenty of those over the years
Well you can get race horses and cart horses. Race horse good for a mile a cart horse good for all day. Gardners are just so well made
Not an electronic sensor in sight.....
Good old fashioned mechanics,spanner’s and hammers.
Nice!
Nice. Can you do a Commer or a Deltic?
We have done both in the past. I do love a Deltic
The Pioneer series always amazed me. A relatively small engine, especially compared with American recovery trucks of the period, but the torque and pulling power of the Pioneer is tremendous. 😊
Just discovered your videos. Brilliant. I have 2 x 6lxbs in a passenger ferry. Lovely engines. She gets pulled up for the winter. When I start them for the first time in a couple months I get that noise of 1 or 2 valves sticking every time without fail. After that I don't hear it again for the rest of the season.