Volvo Olympian Thrash - R833OVN with No Engine Covers!

[@jamessouthee3277]

This is one of my favourite sounds a 1997 Volvo olimpian engine making some beautiful beats with his voith automatic gearbox

[@MidlandsbusEnthusiast]

NOW, THAT'S A REAL BUS !!. they don't make them like this no more, sounds SOOOO sweet!!. I miss these old beasts so much.

[@BusesInDublin]

Brilliant footage! the first half of our RV’s were Voith and sounded just as epic as this!!

[@glitchFan2428]

Driver has a heavy right foot! Awesome 👍🏻👍🏻

[@jatkin3110]

That would be me... thanks!

[@glitchFan2428]

Nice, thanks for keeping her on the roads

[@BritishRail60062]

Those were the days. The Olympian and the B7TL are probably the best buses Volvo ever made :).

[@jatkin3110]

B7TL was a bit soft compared to the Olympian!

[@TridentThrother]

And Volvo Super Olympian

[@32446]

Dublin had the best Olympians ever

[@32446]

@Chiltern Transport Productions B10LEs best single decker ever

[@MattWillisVideoProductions2023]

That sound!! A proper sound!!

[@jatkin3110]

Now preserved. We are currently changing the engine after it overheated and chewed up a piston.

[@MattWillisVideoProductions2023]

Jatkin hope that’s not an expensive job!

[@jatkin3110]

Not really, just time consuming! Also I think I’m correct in saying this is the only D10A engined Olympian in the world with a 3.3 ratio rear axle. 70mph on a Voith 3-speed! Although it still had its original diff in this video

[@MattWillisVideoProductions2023]

Jatkin hopefully it will be back on the road sooner than later!

[@jaggass]

@@jatkin3110 It won't accelerate as quick but it will feel fast as a plane on take off at 70mph.

[@HDTransport]

Great sounding bus, and quick too. CB&C has R839 OVN and that is a slow one.

[@jatkin3110]

I Collected R833OVN and R839OVN from Stagecoach back in 2015. 839 was awful and quickly disposed of!

[@HDTransport]

@@jatkin3110 It is...gearbox needed a replacement a couple years ago and goes slow as hell

[@jaggass]

The only thing that killed Volvo Olympians are DDA and chassis rot. They are a bugger for it.

[@AlanAlanAlan161]

That sounds Awsome ,great Olympian

[@TransportCambs]

Is this preserved? I really want to ride this one day.

[@jatkin3110]

Yep. You’ll know when she’s back on the road as more videos will appear here!

[@TransportCambs]

@@jatkin3110 Okay, cheers!

[@1984cu]

If this was fitted with a ZF, it would be dangerous :-o I've never understood why voith only have 3 speed transmissions. Great buses these like most of their generation before the dda confined them to the breakers yard

[@jatkin3110]

They still have the same 1:1 ratio in top gear as a ZF 4HP500. Having driven many examples of both, the Voiths are actually smoother and faster!

[@E233ful]

You can install Voith 4-speed transmissions on Olympians but can only couple with Cummins L10 engine because Volvo and Gardner engines are too large in size. Most operator will choose 5-speed ZF gearbox if they want better fuel consumption.

[@jatkin3110]

E233ful Not entirely true. There are 4-speed Voiths with Gardner engines.

[@jaggass]

It was due to Stagecoach having a big contract with Voith at the time and the fact the gearboxes are much more simple than a ZF too. Many non Stagecoach spec ZF Olympians go like shit off a shovel.

[@jaggass]

@@jatkin3110 Ive been on a few Metrobuses and Dominators with that layout. They don't do much in 4th gear.

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

Great video. ☺️

[@jatkin3110]

Thanks! 😊

[@joshuahalla.k.a.controlla6333]

@@jatkin3110 ur welcome. ☺️

[@darylyatestransportblogs]

Sounds exactly like the Arriva Merseyside B10BLEs that are now gone sadly

[@ifn_media]

Very interesting footage because it was very smooth and stable - no shake at all - how did you manage to do that?

[@jatkin3110]

GoPro mounted to to vehicle window with suction cup mount. I've since replaced with hand-pole mounting

[@ifn_media]

@@jatkin3110 Thanks, much appreciated :)

[@lukegibson191]

Is this still in your possession along with M223SVN?

[@grettagrids]

Is that an alison gearbox? Sure sings like one

[@jatkin3110]

VOITH 854.3 3-Speed Automatic

[@grettagrids]

I'd ride that bus all day of I could.. its awesome!

[@DanielsUKT]

Awesome

[@jatkin3110]

Cheers. I’ve currently got the engine out of it

[@DanielsUKT]

@@jatkin3110 oh ok

[@DanielsUKT]

@@jatkin3110 hopefully it does good and stay safe

[@busman252]

Who owns this now?

[@jatkin3110]

Preserved ;)