Happy Holidays Fellow Lotus Fans: I thought a little reminder of the Lotus Ltd. discount program for you was in order as we make our "Wish List" for our loved...
Is there any way to test the fuel cell foam with out removing the cell? The foam that I can see and touch seems to be in good shape. I the 61 that I have the...
John, The foam usually starts breaking down into dust as the particles of the foam slowly disintegrates. If the cell is dry it literally turns into a powder....
Hi John, The first thing to do is check the date of manufacture of your fuel cell. They time expire. The second thing is to try to determine the state of the ...
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I have a copy of the Hewland Mark 8-9 Manual. It states that it requires 2 pints of SAE 80 or 90 oil. Is this correct for the H6-861 transaxle? In my Fiat I...
John, Only difference between your Mk6 and my Mk4 is I have the narrow 1st gear/ 5 speed and your's is a 4 speed. Probably a different final drive ratio, but...
John, Take a look at the Taylor Race Engineering site: http://www.taylor-race.com/ They have a tech bulletin section that has a number of relevant articles for...
Hi All: Looks like we finally get a "Victory by Design" episode for Lotus. Look for more details at www.LotusCarClub.org and in the club newsletter ReMarque....
When I had my FF I mostly used regular gear lube, I was changing gear sets several times a weekend learning what I liked for a particular track and the regular...
John, I had Taylor rebuild my MK6 back in '95 and now have in excess of 60 weekends on the box. On Craig's recommendation, I have used the Redline lightweight...
John, John Oakley is correct; check the date of manufacture on your cell. FIA considers fuel cell life to be 5 years. After that they do not permit any...
John, I would like to know the final dimensions and theoretical capacity of your new cell. I am thinking of restoring the aluminum 'tank' that was original in...
John, You are welcome to my fuel cell design/ drawing that I made up several years ago. Fuel Safe has now made several from my drawing. I tried to get all the...
Roger, I would also like a copy of your fuel cell design and drawing. My ATL cell is slightly over three gallons. It's fine for every track except Willow...
I replaced my 15 year old cell with a new one from Fuel Safe. I forgot who the sales contact was but I would guess they can find my order. I originally sent...
I went through this exercise last year. John Mihalich was ... From: lffr@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lffr@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of My4Cam@... Sent:...
I went through this last year. John Mihalich was suggested I contact Fuel Safe and mention this order. The company rep could not locate John's drawing or...
Carl, My cell is only 3-1/2 gal, but maybe the advantage for you is the pick-up vent plate is on the left side. I've run the cell dry a couple of times. Do you...
Roger, If you have it in AutoCAd, send it to me. I have the ability to get it into .pdf and then I'll post it to the FILES section. John M. ... pick-up vent...
When I got the 61, he gave me the original tank. I should be able to measure it and make a drawing, if anyone thinks that might help. I'm writing form work...
Carl, There are two tank drawings on the LFFR website. The one currently in my car is: http://race-cars.com/lffr/drawings/fuel_tank28.pdf It's just about ...
John, I've tried to create a PDF file from my dwg file and it says it is not archived properly. I'll take it home and fix it on my home computer that will...
Roger, If you can scan your fule cell design into a digital file and e-mail (collinsdean@rcn,com) or fax (650)249-0437 it to me. I'd sure appreciate it. My...
John, Attached is a PDF of the cell drawing to put on the group files: I would recommend to anyone contemplating doing this to make a cardboard model before...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lffr group. File :...
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John, I also sent you a photo of the left side of the tank where you can just see the 120 degree AN / -6 hose fitting screwed onto the supply fitting. You...
Dean, Here is the file on my cell drawing and a photo that shows the 120 degree fitting on the "out" line and then the bulkhead fitting in the firewall below...
Date 2005-12-19 By Nancy Knapp Schilke Keith Duckworth, one of the founders and driving forces of Cosworth Engineering, passed away December 19 at the age of...