Dear all, I am rebuilding my Elite 503 1974 model and the ignition switch is dodgy. The existing unit is a Lucas Part No. 157SA. We live in a Lucas free zone...
Is there an elte/eclat parts cross reference list anywhere? One of the previous owners of my workshop manual, has added a page with the following, and I was...
reason being that i would like to change mine because of a little play,is the herald rack a direct replacement,or do you have to modify? any year make a...
Hi, Bit of a dumb question - but just want to make sure... is there an oil light on the Excel SE or do you just rely on the oil pressure gauge? Thanks Chris ...
... There's definitely no light on the earlier cars and there's no sign of a light in the SE wiring diagram, so the answer is no. On the bright side, getting...
i have a s2 jag coupe and a xj sport and will see if the jag parts will fit ( unlikly ) all s 1,2,3 jag's use basicly the same upright and are inter...
I put a cross ref list on the lotusexcel.co.uk website based on information sourced here - sorry if its not right (but I did also put that it needed to be...
All, My brakes on my Excel SE are pretty poor - in fact they are lousy. I push the pedal with all my might and the car slows down but only marginally. I...
Hi, I think I've asked this before, but can't find the responses... Where do you jack up a Lotus Excel - presumably under the rear diff for the back, but where...
hi, after almost completing my car there is a fairly unsightly line where the body is joined (top to bottom) what should be on here? some kind of plastic "u"...
Jacking points are in the 'thick' glass sections on the sill just behind the front wheels, and just in front of the rear wheels. That is is you can find a...
Shopping carefully for minimum height, some of the standard trolley jacks will just about get in there .. easier if you can pull the body up half an inch by...
... If you're using the Lotus jack it goes under the sills, just behind the front wheel or just in front of the back wheel. There should be a locating plate...
... Like the jacks used for single-seaters do you mean? I've got one, but its lift height is no where near big enough for a road car. OTOH, my 25 quid...
... *Any* of the Lotus parts suppliers. It's called "Finisher strip, waistband", part number B076U6005V, and you need 13m. ... Start full soft (full...
Greetings all, Well it's here! I bought a 1974 Elite (74100197B) on ebay and trailered it home to New Hampshire from Detroit. It shares a heated garage with an...
Hello all, My first day with the "new" Elite. The electricals have been fixed up beyond any remedy :-) So what is a "voltage stabilizer" ? and the "overdrive...
Hi Charlie. The voltage stabilizer supplies 10vdc to some of the instruments. The idea is that the instruments will get a stable voltage, even though the cars ...
... takes the power off the heated rear window when you switch on the air- conditioning, on the assumption that can't possibly need to defrost the rear window...
Charlie, I think the "capicitors"(sic) are actually 'suppressors', a common feature on plastic cars as the owner tries to eliminate radio interference - they...
Charlie, I think the "capicitors"(sic) are actually 'suppressors', a common feature on plastic cars as the owner tries to eliminate radio interference - they...
A few weeks ago, my wiper blade ended its sweep at a resting place higher up the windscreen. Then it got a lot worse: sitting vertically and trying to wipe...
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Time to make my first posting, ( Ref. Lotus Manual on ebay ). Hi Guys and Gals, or Lassies as we say up here in Scotland, I have just been given a job...
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