37294 startup 13th Feb 2010

Here we have 37294 starting up for the first time this year,she hasnt been started since last years diesel gala so after filling her with water and repairing a few minor water leaks (loose jubilee clips) we pressed the button and this is what happened,"A" bank looks very smoky and its white suggesting either the timing is out on this bank or a few injectore need swopping,saying that once warm everything clears up,the hissing you can hear is an unseated decompression valve which probably happened because we cracked them all open to do a pre startup engine bar over to check for cylinder water ingress but none came out so we tightened them all back up but one seemed to be leaking,it has since been repaired,enjoy

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• clag
• class
• 37
• start
• up
• english
• electric
• 37294
• 12csvt

[CRISIS550166]

who's the gobshite!!!

[31144]

@CRISIS550166 which one ???? there are 2 posible Gobshites on the vid,Me and my mate

[goodchappy]

Please can someone "in the know" tell me, some of the class 37's have horrid sounding starters whereas some you can't really hear anything apart from the pop and hiss of the exhaust smoke etc. Do those use the generator to start the engine?

[31144]

@goodchappy They do,the only ones that have starter motors (X2) are the ETH 4's,/5's,/6's,/7's,/8's and /9's or all commonly known as "heavyweights,thats because the have alternators instead of generators

[31144]

No one left it open,we think it unseated over the winter with a little water behind it,when we first went for a start I loosened it but it but it wouldnt re seat ,once we warmed the engine up and shut it down it came out a lot easier,I had to re tap the holder and clean the thread on the plug though,all is now well

[31144]

She starts a little better than this now Dave since we have done the timing on A bank

[Moodster020]

They could have done with that when they invaded Normandy, excellent smokescreen generator!

5*

[parada2008is]

Take this Green Peace!!

[22fret]

Great video...

[paisleygerry]

did you check the points ??

[gonetoworkbbackin5mi]

Oh the enviro-weenies are going to be clutching their chests. Protests to follow.

[EWS37109]

sooo....you were standing on top of it!!!...that must have shaken you and your eardrums to bits!! but great video.

[CRISIS550166]

@31144 All your videos are so funny with the banter between obvious friends. I bet you lads all have a good laugh and a lot of fun! Watch the Hudswell Clarke start up video. The lad from Liverpool had me pissing myself with laughter. Many, many thanks lads..