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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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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-...
... 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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
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...
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...
... 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)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...