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Diary - October 2003
I mentioned previously that I very nearly did not get to Showbus, since on
the day (September 28th) it took an age to build up the air pressure, although
the bus started, as usual, "on the button". I could hear the air
hissing out underneath the cab.
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4th. I persuaded a village friend, Geoff, a
competent mechanic to help me find the cause of the air leak. After driving the
bus onto a large stone (to raise the front offside to give us clearance) we
found the culprit was a valve operated by the throttle. Geoff managed to
extract it, and after we had disassembled it we found the rubber to be very
worn. This was no doubt the cause of the problem.
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11th I travelled to South Gloucestershire with a
friend and a van in search of a replacement throttle valve. In the yard was a
DMS being broken, and after a short struggle I emerged from underneath with its
throttle valve, which I purchased for £25.
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cleaned the replacement valve with petrol and refitted it. Nervously I started
the engine (what did I expect - an instant explosion?). The bus sounded healthy
enough, and the air pressure came up within a few minutes. I gave it a 40
minute road test and it ran fine! |
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