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3995
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the lotus4seaters group. File :...
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Aug 2, 2005
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3996
Does anyone know why the photos section of the yahoo! sites give us .... Error GROUP_CHECK gpg14.bc.scd.yahoo.com:GROUP_CHECK ? Anyone? [Non-text portions of...
Paul Adamson
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Aug 2, 2005
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3997
It normally means the section is full, maybe a photo needs to be removed then tested. I know I'm a sad car person, but one is on the web now. ...
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slappicus
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Aug 2, 2005
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3998
It will need a moderator to do this unless somebody who uploaded a photo can get access to delete it. FAQs form Yahoo groups Only the group moderator and the...
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slappicus
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Aug 3, 2005
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3999
My Excel (first reg 90) has paint code IANB which is not in my reference book. Can anyone give me the spec of this paint please? Regards, Bill Spence -- No...
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Aug 4, 2005
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4000
... On an Excel IANB is the "option code" for what is normally called paint code A68, Pacific Blue Metallic, ICI code P4217750. On an M100 it would translate...
Mike Causer
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Aug 4, 2005
10:39 am
4001
Hi All: Accurate news on the US Exige for you! Brought to you by your fiends at Lotus Ltd. http://www.lotuscarclub.org/documents/LotusCarsLOG8-4-05.pdf I hope...
feffman
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Aug 5, 2005
3:11 am
4002
I bought a set of Elite carpets on Ebay last week which arrived this morning. I've just spent this afternoon fitting the driver's side on my Eclat, and I'm...
alan36662003
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Aug 8, 2005
4:05 pm
4003
Ok to refresh our memories My 1974 elite is over heating so I have flushed the radiator but to no avail. The problem arrived quite suddenly on a 400 mile trip...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 8, 2005
4:13 pm
4004
I learnt today that I may have been my own worst enemy. I left the thermostat out thinking that it would allow free flow of the water. I learnt that it has a...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 10, 2005
4:16 am
4005
Fellow Lotus Fans: We are getting close. Only two weeks to go until The Lotus event in North America, as LOG 25 launches from the starting line August 26th....
feffman
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Aug 11, 2005
7:10 pm
4006
well the saga continues. the thermostat from Dave bean is in but this little puppy is still overheating. I am going to remove the radiator next and see if the...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 12, 2005
3:37 pm
4007
My Esprit is over heating currently, I hope to investigate this weekend. I have cleaned the rad externally to remove any mud etc, next areas will be, Air flow-...
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slappicus
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Aug 12, 2005
6:10 pm
4008
... No, but working on the opposite problem of carb icing has taught me a few things. In your position what I would do is get a digital multimeter with a ...
Mike Causer
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Aug 12, 2005
7:46 pm
4009
Thank you for the responces. it makes one feel less alone! I am beginning to think the Voodoo curse may be the problem as the cargs just decided that running...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 13, 2005
3:44 pm
4010
before you pull the rad please check the rad cap seal if its shaged it will overheat what ever you try after all water boils at 100 'c and engins run at 110...
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croxsaff
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Aug 13, 2005
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just as an aside.. recent breakdowns have been caused by ignition switch failure a and broken throttle cable... thanks to Mike Taylor at lotusbits as since...
paul2world
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Aug 14, 2005
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4012
could be the head gasket?? could be P...
paul2world
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Aug 14, 2005
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4013
Hello everyone, the steering on my newly-acquired suspiciousely inexpensive 1980 2.2 Eclat has gone rock-hard and the car just cannot be driven. My immediate...
viva_vespa
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Aug 14, 2005
4:48 pm
4014
... Do you mean it cannot be moved at all or that it is heavy? If it cannot move at all then you probably need to take the rack apart. If it is merely heavy...
Mike Causer
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Aug 14, 2005
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4015
One thing I have found informative when I encountered a problem was to remove the hoses from the pump/ reservoir ( make sure you can catch the fluid in...
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slappicus
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Aug 14, 2005
7:59 pm
4016
Mike, Mark, Chris & Andy: thanks for your replies! In answer to Mike, the steering is just extremely heavy. I'm desperately hoping it's just the belt that's...
viva_vespa
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Aug 15, 2005
3:18 pm
4017
... I don't know the Eclat, but on its descendant the Excel replacing the belt is a home job, so is replacing the bracket (which breaks frequently on Excels)....
Mike Causer
m1r0ca
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Aug 15, 2005
3:58 pm
4018
So I decided to take the radiator out and have it tested just to make sure my overheating problem was not here. I am a lucky fella and have airconditioning on...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 17, 2005
5:35 am
4019
One of us could have told you that Lotus installs the rad before the body is mated to the chassis with its engine. I would never attempt to pull the rad...
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lotus79eclat
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Aug 17, 2005
5:02 pm
4020
I am living in the Sherborne/Yeovil area for a month or so while on holiday in the UK. Any Elites or Eclats in the area? Haile Cottage Sandford Orcas Sherborne...
Richard Sutherland-Sm...
durievale
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Aug 17, 2005
6:13 pm
4021
ah the joy. After only twenty minutes of fiddling,a broken finger and several lacerations the radiator slipped from the clutches of its fiberglass home.Several...
lonestarcabin
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Aug 17, 2005
8:12 pm
4022
Take the carcass to the junkyard^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H auto recycling center, and have them match the dimensions. Other people on the list have done this. IIRC,...
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lotus79eclat
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Aug 17, 2005
8:31 pm
4023
Where I live, a long way from the UK, we can get a rad. recored by our local specialists. I have heard that Saab 900 radiators will fit? Haile Cottage Sandford...
Richard Sutherland-Sm...
durievale
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Aug 18, 2005
3:24 pm
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It was a lovely evening graced by 18 cars of lotus type or had a lotus owner.. not all elises as an esprit and an excel a cortina Mk1 and my elite flew the...
paul2world
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Aug 19, 2005
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