Sunday 4 November 2012

As sweet as a nut!

Saturday 3rd November represented a milestone in the restoration of RTW335. After completing the rewiring of the main 24v battery cables and link to the starter and ignition circuit, batteries were refitted. A replacement starter motor has been fitted and the fuel system was primed allowing Nigel (in the cab) to get the vehicle's engine running - for the first time since it came to the Busworks for restoration. The result - it sounds as sweet as a nut! No gears at the moment - that is the next stage...