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Engineers Corner

2011 – Issue 2 of 4

Posted on May 20, 2020 by ctpg
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Welding a VR

Posted on January 12, 2020January 26, 2020 by ctpg

Work is continuing to help fix the rust in the chassis of our Alexander bodied Bristol VR. This is not a small task. Due to the shape of the chasis,…

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377 Restoration Report

Posted on January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 by ctpg

One of the younger vehicles in the group is a Dennis Dart (Pointer bodied). These were very popular with operators and in fact are still in use today. This bus…

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May 2018 Update – Scania and the coach

Posted on May 23, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

Scania 41 We have had problems with this bus ever since we acquired it. An electrical problem causing it to lose power was eventually found to be a bad connection…

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Fuel and Brakes – April 2018

Posted on April 30, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

JKG 497 F Whilst attempting to move the bus it stalled and was reluctant to restart. We checked out the fuel system and found that the fuel pump rack had…

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Servicing For Rally Season – March Update 2

Posted on April 5, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

UTG313G, KNY 495D, MUH289X. These vehicles have all been serviced and mechanical/electrical/bodywork faults have all been rectified. We are continuing to service all our running buses ready for the season.

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EDW 68D Annual Check – March Update

Posted on March 20, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

EDW 68D – Leyland Atlantean We gave this bus its annual check over last week and a number of jobs were found needing attention. A lot of small electrical faults…

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Volvo B10M Water Leak – February 2018

Posted on March 5, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

Vehicle passed mot but on return from Porth started to develop a water leak. On return to depot we put back on pit and investigated where leak was coming from….

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TKG 518J and F41 YHB

Posted on February 20, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

TKG 518J After replacing the overhauled fuel system parts we retimed engine bleed system and eventually started bus without using easy start for the first time. Hopefully with more use…

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PAX and The Tow Truck – 20/01/18

Posted on January 22, 2018July 15, 2019 by LeylandLynx

The new years jobs started with trying to get tkg 518j our leopard tow bus started. We found that the fuel system was badly contaminated a legacy of not being…

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