LN18 Comes Back To Life

[themanmaschine]

Did McGills not run this bus for a while back in the 80's?

[FM60260]

Is that the cooling fan on the far right and is it usualy connected dtrectly from the engine?

[namco21gamefreak]

when it starts 3 words WHAT A SOUND

[jaggass]

thats one tough startmer motor.

[simon201063]

Erm... is it sad of me to sit here grinning all the way through this? Couldn't help laughing when it stopped....

[steve111d]

She got thr ishh dont sound 2 good change the fule bleed the taps,and the oil bit of TLC and she will sound sweet as a nut boyzss :) How loge was she thr be4 tick over?

[steve111d]

She got thr ishh dont sound 2 good change the fule bleed the taps,and the oil bit of TLC and she will sound sweet as a nut boyzss :)

[jdfi1980]

Love it - well done for the progress lads.

[stonenpebble]

Quality sound of an old girl firing up. Poor starter though glad it's not mine!

[jaggass]

why is it smoking when starting? unburnt fuel?

[jbz2079]

Typical 510! no air no throttle, We used to bribe out MK1 into life on cold frosty mornings with a gas blow torch down the inlet manifold.

Still took that long to start though, god only know how those old butec starters survived.

[JackieHarkness]

well done lads... dont think shell be doing the 26n yet though

[eerieinhabitant]

reminds me of the heady days of my childhood in Ellesmere Port where there would be 6 or 7 of these parked up, all on the tilt (because of the dodgy suspension) and the inimitable sound of struggling leyland engines, and the scream of them as the drivers tried to wake them up - at the same time!! Ahhhh so much smoke! I would sneak out to the depot at 6am just to see them waking up....

[ewloe01]

@eerieinhabitant try GHA coaches yard in the mornings!

[trahkered]

These were always a pig to start after being standing for a while not least cos the air operated throttle didnt work through loss of air after prolonged idleness. Looks like the guy lying down at the rear assuming he hasnt been run over that is, is operating the throttle manually with a screwdriver or similar implement, prising the throttle arm open.

[adam200784]

Smoke me a kipper I will be starting this bus before breakfast

[littlepouser2]

THE USAL NATIONAL OUT ONES STARTED FIRST TIME IN IRVINE

[dminalba]

I remember LN18 as the Millport-Largs Academy school bus seen it on the ferry a few times

[TheDavidpayne]

WOW ya realy took some lif out of that starter !!

[Kitfugl]

Carefull, let the starter rest!

[SuperMole666]

what will green peace say lol

[TheDavidpayne]

@SuperMole666 this is mainly soot more than gass, no harm done

[iib8903]

quality

[510DEVOTEE]

WHERE IS THIS BUS NOW?

[510DEVOTEE]

AWSOME!!! LONG LIVE THE LN18

[squirrel6158]

bet his foot was pumping???

[RM1859]

This one starts exactly the same as the one I drive!

[mrspivvy]

Poor starter motor! I bet you could fry eggs on it now

[MetrobusChris]

I bet them fumes smelt nice

[4738]

How familiar, just like starting our National from cold.

[fontheking5]

Hardstarting buses always gets me happy . Nice smoke too . Thanks for uploading this

[dawnandmark2003]

Ya beauty! what livery have you got in mind for it?

[hobsholelane06]

Just need to get it to run by itself.

[hobsholelane06]

Nice one! I hope to see more of her.

[1qaz0pllm]

Nice clag there