Thanks for showing it running, it looks very good. Yes, I would say the machine shops way of providing valve clearance was "primitive" and also showed a lack of concern, or maybe understanding, of what they were really trying to accomplish. I worked for Cummins for 30 years so have an appreciation for diesel engine intricacies.
When I win the lottery Joe I'll be on the ferry across the Irish Sea to order a pair of 4LWs for my new yacht. Great video as usual, never knew that above the Gardner valves. But then again I've been fortunate that the Gardners I have had the pleasure of sailing with have not needed to be stripped down. They just kept purring along.
…brilliant Joe HIGHLY admired the way you go about your precise and sensitive engineering work and sharing knowledge of vast experience over way way yonder time… Thank you kindly much appreciated Gardner is most fortunate in you your hand on their equipment‼️ 👊🔥 🪖
Good morning Joe this video takes me back as to when i was a bus driver for Lancashire United transport who had a lot of buses with Gardner Engines i'm going back to the early 1970s Joe.
I always get something out of your video's :) Where I volunteer at a Tourist and Heritage Railway, we have 3 Engines, one installed in a loco and two standing by to be swapped in if needed :)
What a beautiful engine the 5 cylinder in all series ,are in my eyes the best and the lw and l being my favourite. Thanks for your post good to see enthusiasm for this great engine
You wouldn’t, they were only required on the LW / HLW which had a 4 1/4 inch bore with the valves had a greater width than the bore. With the LX / LXB the bore was 4 3/4 inch so the valves would have space to move without needing the recesses.
"A very specialized machine that they themselves invented"? They themselves invented the FLY CUTTER? Hilarious. Yeah. No machine shop would EVER have a fly cutter.
youd think any reconditioner would pick up on this.even if youve never come across it before.this is really basic stuff if your profession is engine reconditioning
Thanks for showing it running, it looks very good. Yes, I would say the machine shops way of providing valve clearance was "primitive" and also showed a lack of concern, or maybe understanding, of what they were really trying to accomplish. I worked for Cummins for 30 years so have an appreciation for diesel engine intricacies.
When I win the lottery Joe I'll be on the ferry across the Irish Sea to order a pair of 4LWs for my new yacht. Great video as usual, never knew that above the Gardner valves. But then again I've been fortunate that the Gardners I have had the pleasure of sailing with have not needed to be stripped down. They just kept purring along.
Lovely. I would never have thought of that problem. Guess you'll add this to your rebuild checklist.
…brilliant Joe
HIGHLY admired the way you go about your precise and sensitive engineering work and sharing knowledge of vast experience over way way yonder time…
Thank you kindly
much appreciated
Gardner is most fortunate in you
your hand on their equipment‼️
👊🔥
🪖
Good morning Joe this video takes me back as to when i was a bus driver for Lancashire United transport who had a lot of buses with Gardner Engines i'm going back to the early 1970s Joe.
Hi joe nice work looks like you have done another great job rebuilding this one, who ever ends up with it will be very happy 😏
I always get something out of your video's :) Where I volunteer at a Tourist and Heritage Railway, we have 3 Engines, one installed in a loco and two standing by to be swapped in if needed :)
What a beautiful engine the 5 cylinder in all series ,are in my eyes the best and the lw and l being my favourite. Thanks for your post good to see enthusiasm for this great engine
Fascinating, as always.
A simple cutter using a cylinder head and the valve guides would accomplish the simple but accurate machining operation
Thanks lot for that, but we normally leave the whole process to the machine shop.
You would think that any machine shop would have a milling machine and wouldn't need to do those pockets the backyard way.
Not exactly professional.
I don't remember seeing those recesses on my 8LXB when I had one of the heads off, do you switch to 40 grade oil in the summer months?
You wouldn’t, they were only required on the LW / HLW which had a 4 1/4 inch bore with the valves had a greater width than the bore. With the LX / LXB the bore was 4 3/4 inch so the valves would have space to move without needing the recesses.
@@scrumpydrinker thanks that makes sense, hopefully I won’t be seeing them again anytime soon
It would seem an easy job even on the smallest milling machine. I can not imagine hitting it with a hammer. From a machine shop? Wow
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Thanks Joe very informative, by the way nice legs although a little pale
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Just off set the boring bar joe do you not know that😂😂😂😂
"A very specialized machine that they themselves invented"? They themselves invented the FLY CUTTER?
Hilarious. Yeah. No machine shop would EVER have a fly cutter.
youd think any reconditioner would pick up on this.even if youve never come across it before.this is really basic stuff if your profession is engine reconditioning