That sounds lovely, just like I remember.

What a marvelous piece of kit!

Lovely sound of that engine took me right back to the 60s catching the bus to school in London. What lovely old ladies these routemasters are! Congratulations on your workmanship!

Those night shots 😍

Hi guys once again another excellent video. It was nice to hear the sound of the old engine running again after all the hard work that you all had done. What is the top speed of the bus now? It was good to hear you’ve dropped the volume of the music as now that I can hear what’s going on in the background a lot more. So keep up the good work guys I look forward to your next video.

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lee, I think we got about 40mph out of the bus on the run to Llangollen.

That new AEC engines got such a great sound 👌

When it was revving ,brought back memories.

Is that a 590 cu in engine which was the old 9.6Ltr, good engines, never fail to start, the first AEC i renovated was a Monarch and had sat in a field for 12 years, so went i went to buy it, I just primed the fuel pump, pushed it with a forklift, and within 5 or 6 feet she fired up that was a 7.7ltr, great engineering. Love the videos by the way.

love the 53 blind i can remember the routemaster on the 53s wow i am old

they really are a beautiful Bus , such nice lines and character

Hi guys absolutely a professional video put together on a routemaster bus you need to make a DVD on these old routemaster buses. I used to go to scool on these routemasters always sat right at the front watching the driver changing gears and listening to the sound of the engine didn't want to get off the bus when I arrived at School I could have sat there all day long. It's nice to see them restored as they should be. Keep up the good work guys 👍👍👌

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin.

Truly amazing work! Keep it up!

Very stylish videos guys easy to watch . Feeling the pain with the pandemic but hopefully the new year will create a 'bounce back ' of bookings ! Look forward to further videos of the restoration ,many thanks for letting us in

Enjoyed the videos keep them coming.

Very interesting keep up the good work.👍

Maybe worry less about fancy video intos etc and just be you get channel going then get the fancy stuff. Shorter history of buses videos too will help. The shorts on youtube really expand viewers too

Great videos! Very interesting following your work and really well explained. Keep up the good work!

Top job boys makes me think back to my bus days working on 680 Leyland Leopards, A E C 760 engines and 180 Gardeners simple but great engineering . Keep up the good work. Have you ever thought of fitting the AEC 760 in the busses .

Engine bay gets my vote but not as much as that sweet AEC sound. Absolutely lovely once set up correctly.

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gary

Sounds lovely just as i remember them in the garage first thing in the morning before going out on the 190 or 68 from TC - More videos please look forward to hearing from my ex Purley Boys colleague FAS ET PATRIA !

@claudiamagalyreyesbocanegr3646

3 жыл бұрын

petisos

Loved the sound of those AEC engines, it was seeing the engine start, looked resplendent from the 1960’s, had fish and chips today at Oakwood (Enfield). Best regards….

@Routemaster4Hire

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jack.

@jacksugden8190

2 жыл бұрын

@@Routemaster4Hire Regards from a very windy Trent Country Park in Enfield, too bad that bus was not local to ride on 👍.

Just viewed your engine change. Couple of items. I appreciate obtaining parts after so many years is going to be difficult. Couple of items worth mentioning: You swapped the injectors. Did you test them before fitting them to the replacement engine? The fuel pump is the CAV version. How do you know the pump is working correctly? The alternative pump manufactured by Simms. The small RM engine had the six stud flywheel fixing. The larger coach engine had the 12 stud flywheel fixing to deal with the additional power. Did you pressure check the flywheel? Did you replace the front and rear engine mountings? It is probably the easiest engine change of all time. We had to build two engines a day a Chiswick. The fleet at that time for LT and country bus, vast. Keep up the good work. I

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, many thanks for your comments. We always enjoy hearing from ex-LT engineers like yourself. Building 2 engines a day was some going but I guess having all the right kit and tools made life a lot easier? To answer your questions... The injectors were only recently overhauled so we knew they were good. We have overhauled fuel pumps in stock - both CAV and Simms units so I knew the pump we fitted was working. No we didn't not pressure check the flywheel. The engine mounts were good so we did not need to replace, these were hard to find until recently - The London Bus Museum has recently had a new batch made. Im not 100% sure but from memory I think there were 12 studs on the flywheel fixing - but I could be wrong! Thanks for watching our videos, keep the comments/observations coming.

Excellent!

I have a couple of AEC blue and red wheel hub badges both with the three screw holes and without in pristine condition. I actually don't mind if they're a little sun faded. It gives them character. You guys have serious skills and attention to detail tuning the engine note. What a sweet 1500rpm note this adorable diesel makes.

The greatest bus made, ever!

Just discovered and subscribed to your Chanel. And now can’t stop watching Your attention to detail is just brilliant. You must all be so proud of the fine work your doing to restore the bus . Keep up the the good work . The video editing is also great Many thanks for the viewing pleasure

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, really kind of you to compliment us, thank you for watching and subscribing. If you are not too bored of us by the weekend, there is a new video out this Sunday. We try and upload a new episode every 3 weeks.

Knew she'd start. Never had any doubts

From a rm driver.lovley buses.

Love it!

Hi guys you should put this on a dvd as I would definitely like to see it.

I am assuming you are the " buffoon you are taking about" hahahaha. Are AEC the best of the bunch ? if not who are....... I am learning bits & pieces as l go along it is so much fun , please keep going.😀

Good job done. But words fail me about the old engine. Plenty of idiots about in the mechanical trade. Care taken saves lots of heartache. Rebuilding an engine yourself with care will give you faith to use it in the knowledge it will do a good job. AEC engines iconic in any form.

This is why you really need to be careful where you take cars etc to be repaired. most of the garages local to me, that i have took my cars to, in the past. I have ended up having more problems with the car, than before it went into the garage. One garage nearly blew my engine up practically, by not sorting the timing out after a water pump change. Took it else where, they over timed the engine. In the end i needed up taking the car to an old school car tuner who sorted the full lot out. Cost me double of what it costed for the water pump! That was all down to a mechanic owner who i bought the car off, changing the timing belt but never bothered to replace the water pump, when he owned the car. He saw it in the garage who over timed it, and asked what was wrong with it. I told him straight. The lad now does not mend cars now, and i wonder why.

Shit happens and YES you make the most of it! Keep up the great work! Very enjoyable content.

You guys have been doing Stirling work on Rm 1214! &keep up the great work! Gotta love the Sound of a Aec engine!

@jorgesandoval7533

3 жыл бұрын

Ldvdhj

Another excellent episode. I like both the long and shorter versions, just happy to see the work being done. Will you be in Prestatyn this year???

Rattly old AEC! Love that idle..

5 days!!! That’s not fair. We will wait then two will come along at the same time!

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully it will be worth the wait Gary? 🤞

@TheFlyingBusman

3 жыл бұрын

Routemaster 4 Hire I’m sure it will. Only thing better would be a spin out in it. Right enjoyed your Llangollen vid. Must be a nice route to drive. A66 looked pretty sweet as I drove over to Kirkby Stephen in RM378 for the Cumbria Easter rally. Really missed it this year, that and Llandudno.

I think the videos are great and the content is superb my only comment I don’t think the music you play is very fitting. The music is a cross between an 18 to 30s Ibiza holiday and the itv2 show love island.

Lovely buses, lovely engines and hopefully more technical content on the bus restoration and engine rebuilds, like step by step within reason and please think about talking as you do the job and reduce that music track which to be frank gets very very repetitive repetitive repetitive repetitive.... Keep up the good work and why not ask for support on Patreon to rebuild the 690?

What annoys me is when someone does something that could have consequences, but don’t inspect to check if they have done damage, that’s just careless and begs for problems further down the road

I don't even have an interest in busses as a rule although I like locomotives and diesel engines etc but I love the channel, what sort of figure does a routemaster cost to buy in varying states of repair? And how many do you have? Maybe you can show us your collection?

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Austin, glad you are enjoying our videos. Routemasters have not been selling that well recently but typically they can fetch anything between £25,000 to £55,000.

Those things don't sound half bad! Halfway makes me ponder importing one over here to the US that's had an unfortunate encounter with a low hanging obstacle, nip the damaged upper deck off, turn it into an RC airplane hauling rig.

@jamesfrench7299

2 жыл бұрын

Adelaide in Australia had rear engine transit buses with an even beefier sounding larger version of this engine (760 cubic inch vs 590) horizontally mounted pancake style hooked to a 2 speed ZF 2 HP500 automatic transmission. They sounded out of this world and had a passing resemblance to a GM New Look, as well as the fuel consumption!!

Thanks guys! Questions many moons ago when I rode these buses I used to sit so I could see the driver and watch him change gear! Was or is it a preselect gearbox and you dip the clutch on takeoff. Also, are these buses front or rear wheel drive? if rear how many carrier bearing do you have for that distance to the rear axle. :)

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing sure enough but you have done a great job, it looks fantastic now. I am not sure if this is true but I heard the original 590 engines were de-rated to help extend life and clean up exhaust. Do you know if this is true and were the 690 military engines similarly de-rated?

Should have picked up on the oil strainer problem in the first video, the damage is clearly visible at 3 minutes and 28 seconds. Could have saved the engine.

Yes that’s a lot of money for an overhaul but in my experience the big problem was replacement main and big end bearings. STD size were easy to obtain as AE Autoparts in their wisdom made a large batch but oversizes were virtually non existent which meant many engines were simply scrapped. As for other spares well I built up a good stock but after I retired unfortunately the clown running the company simply scrapped them.

I can remember London buses with a preselector gear box. Do Routemasters have one?

Seems odd not having a proper air cleaner/ filter fitted to the engine. Noted the little disc with 3 bolts stopping large debris getting into the intake, but running around London, wasn’t the engine liable to suffer ‘dusting’ sucking in grit laden air into the piston/bores eventually causing blow by and oil consumption.

Interesting about the coolant topping up. In real life this was the RMs achillies heel. Hardly any drivers filled them properly. Thence lots of head gasket problems. Hardly ever a problem with the RT, but RMs..... a constant battle. In many respects the RM was a superior bus, if it wasn't for this. It brought out the poor cylinder liner / block design problem which the wet liner AEC engines suffered from.

@Routemaster4Hire

2 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting comment Bob. Was it the drivers job to top up the buses? I would have thought it would have been the mechanics job to do this.

Where did you get the Replica Stickers made for RM 1214 ? And also did you get for the Drivers side of the bus.

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, Vicount International do the complete set... www.viscount-international.co.uk

undo the hoses on the heaters on the upper deck to bleed the air ouy

Routemaster now looked after by pros.

Did I see a slight leak in the middle if the injection pump or was that left over from bleeding the injectors.

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure Graham, if you can let me know where in the video you spotted this I will take a look.

@grahamsibbert2412

3 жыл бұрын

@@Routemaster4Hire Hello David. The leak was between nos 2 and 3 injector pipes on top of the pump block. If like me you start a new system fuel bleed at the pump first where the injection pipe fits to the valve in the pump housing ( this way eliminating a possible blocked pipe) and once all fuel reaches each pipe, then go up to the injector and bleed there. It may have been the light reflecting off the diesel not cleaned up. Sorry if I caused you alarm.. if I lived in Wrexham I would be knocking on your door asking for a part time volunteer job. I fell in love with the RT then the RM back in 1969 when I left the army and until I got a job back in a workshop, I drove those buses out of Catford garage.

How many Routemaster buses, in LT service, had the word "Routemaster" on the engine cover, as opposed to the driver's cab side, please?

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John, Initially they were all branded with a gold 'Routemaster' above the fleet number on both the bonnet flap and next to the drivers door. However LT eventually changed this and removed the 'Routemaster' and changed the fleet number from gold to white.

" Get that bus awt, you're late Butler!"

@EleanorPeterson

3 жыл бұрын

Nice one! :-)

@jamesfrench7299

3 жыл бұрын

If only they used RMs.

which are the better engines of the 2 types ?

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

Good question, I guess its all down to personal choice... If you want originality the 590 would be your engine of choice, however the 690 engine is more powerful and has done far fewer hours, so for us my choice would be the 690.

@rexstonbull250

3 жыл бұрын

@@Routemaster4Hire we had the other types here in ireland i the sixtys or seventys then we had the buses with square fronts and the 3 head lghts on each side now volvo plaxtons not that comfortable .

@bobcornford3637

2 жыл бұрын

@@Routemaster4Hire I'm willing to bet you couldn't tell the two apart.

The backing music is to loud

thats why they sold it to you they knew that it was damaged thats pure lowsey .

Love the vids but please sort out the music levels I’m at setting 30 for the voice overs and 8 for the music, every time the music starts it frightens the life out of me.

£14,000 that's alottttttt!!!!!!

@Routemaster4Hire

3 жыл бұрын

stephen the cost is £14,000 not £1400. 😢

@catkins861

3 жыл бұрын

Very sorry that is what I meant!!!!

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Wow! Great work. However, I skipped the first couple of videos because of the music and although it's better, that beat and same tune is still over the top distracting. For examples of less is more, check MartyT or Drivetribe.