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4511
Hello list members; LOTUS ELITE ECLAT WORKSHOP MANUAL, I am missing page 11 and 12 on the fuel system which relates to section L. This page should have the...
Helder B.
kars4utodrive
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Dec 4, 2006
5:19 pm
4512
Chaps, If anyone is interested my V8 Eclat is on ebay :(. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=016&sspagename=STRK% ...
Phil Crompton
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Dec 6, 2006
1:46 pm
4513
Hi, I've got an mint original eclat as a summer/weekend car, but am thinking about buying an excel as my main car. theres a car on ebay which needs the wiper...
lotuswedge
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Dec 8, 2006
6:57 pm
4514
HI Lee, I finally bought an excel in 1991 , It had 12k and it now has 98k on the clock. The excel is the most underrated lotus ever built ... and the most...
Roger Makhlouf
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Dec 8, 2006
8:22 pm
4515
... If the dash is the same shape as the Eclat, yes :-(( ... Mine was an everyday car for nearly 20 years and ran up 240,000 miles. Very reliable if *properly*...
Mike Causer
m1r0ca
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Dec 8, 2006
10:58 pm
4516
I have two unused SS braided front brake hoses for an Elite/Eclat. I bought them from SJ Sportscars in the UK and fitted them onto my Elite. I then found out...
Richard Sutherland-Sm...
durievale
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Dec 19, 2006
4:45 am
4517
Hi All: You can read the nice "Modified Luxury & Exotics" article about LOG 26 on Lotus Ltd's front page at www.LotusLtd.org. It's downloadable as well as a...
feffman
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Dec 20, 2006
12:29 am
4518
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 : /Engine -...
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Dec 20, 2006
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4519
Listers - Graham Willie, a Lotus mechanic in the Seattle area, has disappeared again. He's not much of a businessman, and his shop folded. I heard that he is...
Bill Rabel
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Dec 27, 2006
8:52 pm
4520
Hiya people, The "techincal informaton" page is missing from my Lotus manual so I hope someone can let me know the torque to set the front wheel bearings to?? ...
Gavin
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Dec 30, 2006
3:45 am
4521
Hello People Can any one tell me please. From which car did the rear wiper arm come from. My car is a 1977 Elite. The arm has a foot underneath it, I think it...
J. Myers
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Dec 30, 2006
3:12 pm
4522
Hi Gavin, 5 lb/ft, hardly finger tight but it works! Regards Ian [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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zummerman1
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Dec 30, 2006
5:32 pm
4523
Jack, I can't help with the origins of the arm but the "foot" was a Lotus add-on. It's just a strip of suitably bent aluminium with a roller at the bottom and...
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zummerman1
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Dec 30, 2006
5:38 pm
4524
Thanks for the answers guys:) Regards Gavin ... From: J. Myers To: Gavin Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 4:00 AM Subject: Re: [lotus4seaters] Setting up front...
Gavin
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Dec 30, 2006
9:34 pm
4525
I have removed the rear wiper system from my car so if I can now find the wiper you are welcome to it for the cost to post it to the UK from NZ!! I will see...
Gavin
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Dec 30, 2006
9:34 pm
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Hiya Jack, I have found the wiper arm. The mount for the wheel is a little bent but I am sure it will straight fine... let me know off list where to post it....
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gavinnz42
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Dec 31, 2006
1:46 am
4527
I have just put a photo of my elite in the miscellaneous section last photo on last page,it's not quite for real as the wheels are not bolted on . I was...
niz200
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Jan 4, 2007
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4528
I have been invited to do a hill climb in Wallaceville Upper hutt not far from Wellington.I have just got back from scrutineering ,passed ok. I went over the...
niz200
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Jan 13, 2007
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4529
Getting my Elite out of hibernation and giving it a quick checkover I've discovered that the headlights have packed in. Bit of strange one as they work on full...
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Jan 13, 2007
9:32 pm
4530
Congratulations on your successful entry after what must have been much hard work. I suspect your rear dampers may be a little hard, my Elite doesn't ...
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zummerman1
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Jan 13, 2007
11:28 pm
4531
... I don't know the details of the Elite but judging by its close relative the Excel the headlamp circuits are very complicated. If both main beams are on...
Mike Causer
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Jan 14, 2007
11:37 am
4532
In standard form the Elite/Eclat headlight circuit is fairly simple - no fuses and no relays. Power is picked up from the battery terminal on the starter ...
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zummerman1
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Jan 15, 2007
6:22 pm
4533
Gentleman; We ran Hankook DOT race tires last year, it is a Koren made tire, we where extremely impressed. They came pre shaved, offered great grip equal in...
John C. McCoy
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Jan 16, 2007
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4534
Well I made it back in one peice and so did the car I was quite nervous about the course as it was very unforgiving if you came off , and i had only done 800...
niz200
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Jan 16, 2007
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4535
Gentleman; We ran Hankook DOT race tires last year, it is a Koren made tire, we where extremely impressed. They came pre shaved, offered great grip equal in...
John C. McCoy
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Jan 16, 2007
6:19 am
4537
Im refurbishing the 3 pot calipers on my eclat and all the break pistons need replacing, I want to get hold of a new set asap (ideally tomorrow. Anyway does...
lotuswedge
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Jan 16, 2007
7:59 pm
4538
Hi, when I rebuilt the front brakes on my '75 Elite I was told they were from a Jag XJ6. Hope this helps, Lance Hewitt Halcro Service and Technical Manager ...
Lance Hewitt
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Jan 18, 2007
12:34 am
4539
I purchased a part in the Lotus sale, when I got home found it’s not what it should have been (Esprit capping rail), so I have what appears to be an Eclat or...
Andy Clements
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Jan 18, 2007
6:36 pm
4540
Jeff; Thank you for hearing us out, we wait optimistically to hear from your management. I checked in with a local Les Schwab Tires dealer whom we buy our Toyo...
John C. McCoy
j_omnitech
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Jan 20, 2007
3:39 am
4541
Deal All , I have a 907 engined 1980 2.0litre Elite that needs new distributor points and a condenser, but would like them for the weekend. Any idea which...
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Jan 25, 2007
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