As a youngster in the 50’s, my dad carted stone from a rock quarry with his Ford Thames, and there was contractor in there with several Fodens with Gardener diesels that sounded just like the one you recently overhauled. It sure brings back memories. You have done a first class job on that engine and I am sure the owner will be very pleased with it . Thanks for the video.
I am very lucky to say that this is my engine, and what a fantastic record of it's overhaul. It's going to be a shame to hide it under the Atkinson Borderer cab!
Thanks very much for an enjoyable trip down memory lane. 50 years ago, while doing my apprenticeship at the Foden dealer in Perth Western Australia, I worked on these engines. I was surprised as to how much I remembered, we even polished the copper oil lines. I am 72 now.
What an absolutely magnificent series on rebuilding that Gardner. You keep the viewer captivated all the way through. Thank you. As for the engine, what a fantastic piece of British Engineering.
The video series was a wonderful reminder of my youth. I served my apprenticeship at a place that ran a fleet of these engines, and each step brought back instant long forgotten memories. Thanks.
There are several video's of old French fishermen with their old boat engines outside their house. They come out in the morning with a coffee, start it up and just sit there listening to it. I could do that with that Gardner.
My old dad would have loved to see this! He learnt his army mechanic skills on these engines over 80 years ago!! Really interesting and nicely turned out. 😉👍
@@johnnyhollis9977 Same Leyland Victor2 double decker bus full choose Garder 6LXB diesel engine after Dennis 12 metres Dragan bus change used Gardner 6LXTB engine about power have 220 bhp so up the hill road not more power very slowly .
An excellent series of videos , I have enjoyed every moment of this rebuild and look forward to the next series ! Please don't be shy of including even more detail though ...I have a 6HLXB with a very stuck rack and wasn't sure what was holding the cold start cover to the pump tops until i saw this video ..... getting those two little bolts out with the engine in situ will be interesting ! Many thanks again for sharing this video - what a fine engine this is now
Like it said on my mates Harley shirt, If Ive got to explain, you wouldent understand. I could listen to that Gardner all day. Only thing I can see wrong with that engine is its not in my boat. In my seventy three years, its one of the few things I wanted and never had. Awsome.
Great series - thank you!! On the first rainy day to I am going binge watch the entire 9 videos again! Just one small comment - I would love to have seen a wee bit more on the injector pull down and how you rectified/reconditioned the spray / atomisation pattern. I have a marine 6LXB due for a major overhaul next year, so hopefully when the engineer is explaining things - I'll now have a bit more of a clue, and won't ask him too many of my usual dumb questions...lol. The owner of that 6LXB / Atkinson truck now has a motor to be proud of.
Wow, what a beautiful engine! a nice mixture of form and function. I wish I could have a slow speed diesel like that in an old boat. The differences between these and a newer American engines I am used to working on are quite shocking, watching you assemble the engine, Even though it's the way these engines were designed and built, I didn't see any Locking devices being put on things like the cam grub screws or main cap bolts. a lack of lock washers, safety wire or other locking devices on most of the internal bolts was a little disconcerting to see. All in all though this is a great series! 😀
Keep going guys, I liked the presentation, I do like mechanics so it suited me. What a great steady tick over, it is always nice when you do a rebuild and it starts and runs as it should do. Does the owner of the Atkinson Borderer have a channel, if not do you think you could persuade him/her to do a video or pass the info to you, it is nice to see a project completed.
Thank you for going to the additional trouble of documenting and videoing this rebuild. How is the spares situation for the stuff you replaced in this rebuild?
Perfect finale, fired up first time and ticking over nicely! This has been such a great series... thanks for posting. Regarding things that I'd like to see in future videos... apart from more Gardners... some more deep dives on certain aspects of the engine as you did on the injector pump would be interesting.. Maybe touch on unique Gardner engine design features and the advantages over more conventional layouts? I'm particularly interested in why Gardner used modular camshafts with removable lobes in both the engine and the injector pump. Ease of manufacture? Lower profile engine block? Field repairs possible by carrying a couple of spare lobe pairs?
Thank you for sharing. Out of interest, what is the cost for the rebuild and time from start to test bed? Please download any future projects, whatever you are doing it will be very interesting to everyone.
Top job, better than new! I'm in the process of building mine (6LXC) basically the same engine. How did you find the ring gaps? I too am using Gardner parts pistons. I've checked 2 sets and they are all perfect out the box. So based on 15 thou rounded up 3 thou per inch of bore, all are 15 to 18. Japanese rings I believe, very good quality. Strange how Gardner never gave a ring gap measurement hence my comment, just curious on your findings. Cheers
When using genuine rings we have never had an issue with ring gaps. All fall within 0.003 to 0.005" range per inch of bore. Only time I have ever come across rings for a Gardner which didn't give the correct end gap when in the correct size bore was when they were a customer supplied set and later found to be from a questionable source. the set gave both too tight and too loose clearances within the set when we checked.... We didn't fit them...... Buy cheap, buy twice.
On boat u could turn off a cylinder and run off rest al so a fiver cylinder is 2 and 3 blocks on boat. So think u can go down to 2 cylinder or 3 or theory 1 might be wrong but guy had one a boat that he said many thanks
The sound alone reminds me of walking to school here in merseyside and seing atkinsons and erf's rolling past with that distinctive sound...i also remember the gardner badge on the grille's....a work of art and a truly legendary piece of british engineering.
As a youngster in the 50’s, my dad carted stone from a rock quarry with his Ford Thames, and there was contractor in there with several Fodens with Gardener diesels that sounded just like the one you recently overhauled. It sure brings back memories. You have done a first class job on that engine and I am sure the owner will be very pleased with it . Thanks for the video.
I am very lucky to say that this is my engine, and what a fantastic record of it's overhaul. It's going to be a shame to hide it under the Atkinson Borderer cab!
Ah but you can hear it ,,nothing sounds better than a happy Gardner !!!
Thanks very much for an enjoyable trip down memory lane. 50 years ago, while doing my apprenticeship at the Foden dealer in Perth Western Australia, I worked on these engines. I was surprised as to how much I remembered, we even polished the copper oil lines. I am 72 now.
What an absolutely magnificent series on rebuilding that Gardner. You keep the viewer captivated all the way through. Thank you. As for the engine, what a fantastic piece of British Engineering.
Engineered to last a long time. Great sound too.
The video series was a wonderful reminder of my youth. I served my apprenticeship at a place that ran a fleet of these engines, and each step brought back instant long forgotten memories. Thanks.
I would have that in my lounge in a show case 👍
There are several video's of old French fishermen with their old boat engines outside their house. They come out in the morning with a coffee, start it up and just sit there listening to it. I could do that with that Gardner.
That engine sounds absolutely beautiful 🎼🎼and the exhaust is as clear as a bell.A thoroughly enjoyable series thank you👍👏👏.
My old dad would have loved to see this! He learnt his army mechanic skills on these engines over 80 years ago!! Really interesting and nicely turned out. 😉👍
香港以前七八十年代的巴士就是使用英國吉那自然吸氣柴油引擎的。
@@johnnyhollis9977 Same Leyland Victor2 double decker bus full choose Garder 6LXB diesel engine after Dennis 12 metres Dragan bus change used Gardner 6LXTB engine about power have 220 bhp so up the hill road not more power very slowly .
Excellent video. These engines are a gem. 👍
I love the smooth sound of the gardner beautiful engineering
Brilliant. Loved all of it.
That is one sweet clean diesel
Fantastic series, learnt a lot. Keep them coming.
Glad you like them!
I wish I had 2 of those in my boat .
An excellent series of videos , I have enjoyed every moment of this rebuild and look forward to the next series ! Please don't be shy of including even more detail though ...I have a 6HLXB with a very stuck rack and wasn't sure what was holding the cold start cover to the pump tops until i saw this video ..... getting those two little bolts out with the engine in situ will be interesting ! Many thanks again for sharing this video - what a fine engine this is now
Beautiful engines. lovely set of videos, thanks from Australia.
Glad you like them!
Superb stuff. Good to see a Gardner rebuilt so well. Looking forward to more videos like this.
a work of art, from patricroft
Excellent series. Learned a lot. I appreciate all the time you took to prepare this series of videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was a stunning series. Viewed avidly. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
Excellent series and a beautiful job - tastefully rebuilt and runs sweetly.
Great overhaul, the rebuild from start to finish is the way to go. Excellent workmanship.
Like it said on my mates Harley shirt, If Ive got to explain, you wouldent understand. I could listen to that Gardner all day. Only thing I can see wrong with that engine is its not in my boat. In my seventy three years, its one of the few things I wanted and never had. Awsome.
Great series - thank you!! On the first rainy day to I am going binge watch the entire 9 videos again! Just one small comment - I would love to have seen a wee bit more on the injector pull down and how you rectified/reconditioned the spray / atomisation pattern. I have a marine 6LXB due for a major overhaul next year, so hopefully when the engineer is explaining things - I'll now have a bit more of a clue, and won't ask him too many of my usual dumb questions...lol. The owner of that 6LXB / Atkinson truck now has a motor to be proud of.
Loved the whole series. Very informative and entertaining.
Glad you enjoyed the series.
Its a lovely engine mate.
Indeed it is! I am looking forward to seeing it back in its home.
Brilliant series which I thoroughly enjoyed , Gardners are my engine of choice . Cheers
This was great. Do it again!
Sounds good ,no smoke,brilliant,well done.
This was a great series!
Would be great if more of such repairs could be on video.
Great to see more rebuild videos, of any varieties of older engines.
Good work ❤., india
Great series, well put together and very enjoyable to watch, would like to see more 👍
Can anyone point me to the “I’m jealous “ button. Beautiful.
Wow, what a beautiful engine! a nice mixture of form and function. I wish I could have a slow speed diesel like that in an old boat. The differences between these and a newer American engines I am used to working on are quite shocking, watching you assemble the engine, Even though it's the way these engines were designed and built, I didn't see any Locking devices being put on things like the cam grub screws or main cap bolts. a lack of lock washers, safety wire or other locking devices on most of the internal bolts was a little disconcerting to see. All in all though this is a great series! 😀
The earlier engines did/do have split pins/cotter pins going thru the big-end nuts.
That was very good! You covered all the points which I might have queried. Gardners are lovely engines.
I was especially looking forward to this episode ! well done
fantastic more like this one please.
Keep going guys, I liked the presentation, I do like mechanics so it suited me. What a great steady tick over, it is always nice when you do a rebuild and it starts and runs as it should do. Does the owner of the Atkinson Borderer have a channel, if not do you think you could persuade him/her to do a video or pass the info to you, it is nice to see a project completed.
Beautiful job
Thank you for going to the additional trouble of documenting and videoing this rebuild. How is the spares situation for the stuff you replaced in this rebuild?
Glad you are enjoying the videos. For the LXBs wear parts are not an issue. Getting a bit more problematic for LW's but certainly not unobtainium.
They youst to smoke like mad on a frosty morning 😂
Perfect finale, fired up first time and ticking over nicely!
This has been such a great series... thanks for posting.
Regarding things that I'd like to see in future videos... apart from more Gardners... some more deep dives on certain aspects of the engine as you did on the injector pump would be interesting..
Maybe touch on unique Gardner engine design features and the advantages over more conventional layouts?
I'm particularly interested in why Gardner used modular camshafts with removable lobes in both the engine and the injector pump.
Ease of manufacture?
Lower profile engine block?
Field repairs possible by carrying a couple of spare lobe pairs?
Glad you have enjoyed the series and thankyou for taking the time for a detailed comment. Will take your point on board.
It looks fantastic and sounds ok too but its still two cylinders short
lol. Im sure we will get an 8 through at some point. fancy doing an 8L3B as its been a while since I last did.
Thank you for sharing. Out of interest, what is the cost for the rebuild and time from start to test bed? Please download any future projects, whatever you are doing it will be very interesting to everyone.
Top job, better than new! I'm in the process of building mine (6LXC) basically the same engine. How did you find the ring gaps? I too am using Gardner parts pistons. I've checked 2 sets and they are all perfect out the box. So based on 15 thou rounded up 3 thou per inch of bore, all are 15 to 18. Japanese rings I believe, very good quality. Strange how Gardner never gave a ring gap measurement hence my comment, just curious on your findings. Cheers
When using genuine rings we have never had an issue with ring gaps. All fall within 0.003 to 0.005" range per inch of bore. Only time I have ever come across rings for a Gardner which didn't give the correct end gap when in the correct size bore was when they were a customer supplied set and later found to be from a questionable source. the set gave both too tight and too loose clearances within the set when we checked.... We didn't fit them...... Buy cheap, buy twice.
Engines of today are so under engineered - no wet-belt in this ! Would be nice to see an 8 cyl Gardner done..
If we have an 8 come through the workshop we will be sure to video it 👍
Bearing in mind it's a new engine, how close would it get to euro 6 spec?
On boat u could turn off a cylinder and run off rest al so a fiver cylinder is 2 and 3 blocks on boat. So think u can go down to 2 cylinder or 3 or theory 1 might be wrong but guy had one a boat that he said many thanks
Too many ‘so’s
Thanks for your feedback, an there was me thinking the first thing someone was going to pick up was "Too many Um's"
The sound alone reminds me of walking to school here in merseyside and seing atkinsons and erf's rolling past with that distinctive sound...i also remember the gardner badge on the grille's....a work of art and a truly legendary piece of british engineering.
excellent vid thanks, enjoyed all of it ld like to see the same on an AEC690 or similar