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Post by TA1 on May 18, 2008 17:58:16 GMT
Have you had any experience of being on a buses and it sounding totally different?
Have You heard some of the noises and cant explain.
This is a follow on from the Thread from the recent tender update.
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Post by john on May 18, 2008 21:33:54 GMT
17447 did sound rough a little while ago but the worst bus in Romford at the moment is DMC41523. Sounds absolutely terrible.
Saying that, 17154 has still got what sounds like a slipping clutch which makes the early Trident engine sound very weird lol
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Post by vjaska on May 18, 2008 21:34:16 GMT
Some of BC Tridents make screaming sounds, some even make thudding noises. 9763 has slow acceleration when revving.
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Post by greeny253 on May 18, 2008 22:03:13 GMT
17447 did sound rough a little while ago but the worst bus in Romford at the moment is DMC41523. Sounds absolutely terrible. Saying that, 17154 has still got what sounds like a slipping clutch which makes the early Trident engine sound very weird lol I really should get out more - I know what is causing DMC41523's problems. The exhaust manifold gasket needs doing. When I was at GY I had a bus one day (3218 I think) dead quiet and all that and then the next day I start it up and it sounds really off. Turned out the engine mountings were in need of doing. |
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Post by john on May 18, 2008 22:08:11 GMT
17447 did sound rough a little while ago but the worst bus in Romford at the moment is DMC41523. Sounds absolutely terrible. Saying that, 17154 has still got what sounds like a slipping clutch which makes the early Trident engine sound very weird lol I really should get out more - I know what is causing DMC41523's problems. The exhaust manifold gasket needs doing. When I was at GY I had a bus one day (3218 I think) dead quiet and all that and then the next day I start it up and it sounds really off. Turned out the engine mountings were in need of doing. Was going to say. It does sound alot like an exhaust problem with DMC41523 |
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Post by Volvo on May 18, 2008 23:44:11 GMT
There is alot of tridents that I have ridden and the noises they make are undescribeable and sound terrible, alot of them just sound like a chainsaw cutting through bone.
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Post by lc1 on May 19, 2008 0:24:51 GMT
Take your pick on any single decker at BX. Having said that one of our PVL's has just started up in Erith and the belts sound great......not  |
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Post by Swadbus on May 19, 2008 5:10:44 GMT
17447 did sound rough a little while ago but the worst bus in Romford at the moment is DMC41523. Sounds absolutely terrible. Saying that, 17154 has still got what sounds like a slipping clutch which makes the early Trident engine sound very weird lol Quite astounding for an Automatic vehicle! lol. ;D  |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2008 7:35:50 GMT
For a long while I haven't heard any of First (Greenford)'s TNs making any funny noises. Until this morning TN33278 on the E1 making that high-pitched whine |
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Post by john on May 19, 2008 13:03:06 GMT
17447 did sound rough a little while ago but the worst bus in Romford at the moment is DMC41523. Sounds absolutely terrible. Saying that, 17154 has still got what sounds like a slipping clutch which makes the early Trident engine sound very weird lol Quite astounding for an Automatic vehicle! lol. ;D That's what i thought!!! Though, as it changes gears, you can hear the engine rev higher before changing and then shaking as it changes and god its rough lol. Even a couple of NS's 174** batch are like it too. I think 17444 and 17459 are the ones i can name of the top of my head. They can't downshift properly either so i would love to know if anyone can shed some light on this lol |
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Post by TA1 on May 19, 2008 15:56:26 GMT
Some of the Solo's Roar The Ones On the W12 LX05DX* Have been for a while.
Some of the citarios on the 18 Roar aswell
Now The 9.3M ED'S Sounded Mashed...
Espically ED17
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Post by greeny253 on May 19, 2008 20:11:31 GMT
Quite astounding for an Automatic vehicle! lol. ;D That's what i thought!!! Though, as it changes gears, you can hear the engine rev higher before changing and then shaking as it changes and god its rough lol. Even a couple of NS's 174** batch are like it too. I think 17444 and 17459 are the ones i can name of the top of my head. They can't downshift properly either so i would love to know if anyone can shed some light on this lol Revving up before they change suggests the transmission is on it's last legs.... |
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Post by greeny253 on May 19, 2008 20:13:10 GMT
I really should get out more - I know what is causing DMC41523's problems. The exhaust manifold gasket needs doing. When I was at GY I had a bus one day (3218 I think) dead quiet and all that and then the next day I start it up and it sounds really off. Turned out the engine mountings were in need of doing. Was going to say. It does sound alot like an exhaust problem with DMC41523 I did think about writing it on the defect card when I had it on the 165's but I don't wanna start telling engineering how to do their job ;D |
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Post by vjaska on May 19, 2008 22:42:13 GMT
A lot of N long VLAs make strange sounds, also the WVLs at MW and SW sound knacked but who can forget DLA322 which made that awful loud noise. Thats been fixed.......with a noise just as annoying.
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Post by eggmiester on May 19, 2008 23:07:42 GMT
Was going to say. It does sound alot like an exhaust problem with DMC41523 I did think about writing it on the defect card when I had it on the 165's but I don't wanna start telling engineering how to do their job ;D Thats the point of defect cards mate, if theres a defect, you put it on there! Cover your arse, no one else will!!! I Had a small problem with my bus yesterday morning in the garage, i noticed on my pre-service check that it had a small coolant leak, even though i told the engineers and they fixed it in time (was a loose jubilee clip on one of the hoses) i still put it on the defect card and got them to sign it off as fixed. |
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