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41. No Start : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Ok. After a lot of time off the road while I rebuilt the carbs and installed electronic ignition, I finally had the weather to work ...
... front of the intake manifold (tee) had the leg that went to the servo uncapped and wide open to atmosphere! As well as preventing the vacuum to ...
42. Tap tap tap : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
It could also be a loose carb' I had this problem I have a top end tapping noise on the inlet side, sounds like a ...
... to remember that I had a tapping noise that seemed to come from the metal servo pipe that runs from the intake manifold around the back of the engine on ...
43. What caused this : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
A 20,000 mile since rebuild engine and the exhaust was getting smokier and smokier until clouds of it. Expecting a holed piston or ring problem ...
... the car into the smoke cloud and smelled brake fluid. I concluded that the servo was allowing BF to be sucked into the engine from time to time and ...
44. Won't start : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Did fit new sparkplug leads today, no positiv change. Discovered though that the plug-hats was pretty loose; will try to find new ones to fit. ...
... assisted brakes. If so, the brakelines may have moved, and pushed the servo out of its normal place, so the engine is sucking false air' May ...
45. Problem with #2 at idle : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
1.5 kg/h on the Syncrometer vs. 4.5 kg/h. this shows the problem is flow related, not ignition.. and jets have already been swapped with the ...
... it danced around the cylinders. I had a similar issue with an Alfa Twincam servo non-return valve that screwed into the inlet manifold, a few years later. ...
46. Engine smoking on start up : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I have a 1966 S3 and used to complain because of a lot of oil smoke on start up of the engine. Recently I got ...
... . Why do you say the prob is in the front cylinder? the brake servo vacuum is connected to number 1, are you useing brake fluid? could ...
47. twinc bolt size : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I agree about the elongation, hence measuring bolt length rather than torque to check rod bolt installation. I think that there is also another issue ...
... somewhere of bolt sizes used on the Elan and + 2? Apart from Girling servo mounting bolts, I don't need anything in particular but the question arises often ...
48. Engine Woes Continued........ : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Gents, forgot to add apart from the low oil pressure cylinders 1&2 are not firing. I have sparks at the plugs but do not appear ...
... cause a misfire . A very common problem which is overlooked . Same with the servo connection at no 3 + 4 but this is normally acompanied with large plummes ...
49. Idling predicament : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Quick question: My Elan +2 has non federal Zenith Strombergs rebuilt a year ago. The engine of my car is a Stage II built by ...
... . Re your RPM. Does pressing your brake pedal alter the revs?- Servo and air leak! Mike miked So this annoying thing is the famous icing ...
50. Electric fan control : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hello peeps Bloodknock here again. Anyone got a good alternative to the otter switch? There must be an electronic box out there that does a ...
... can use your old hose. Also if you have a Plus 2 with Girling servo(s ) the hoses of the Burton version might foul the servo. ...
51. Timing again... : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
You should be using a 41189 distributor. Check its condition first especially for play in the shaft. You can get parts from the distributor doctor ...
... shaft rotates. I think he meant the vacuum takeoff for the headlights & brake servo. It is screwed into the head in the inlet of the front cylinder ...
52. Installing exhaust header, advice req'd & pn for temp se : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I still haven't found Helicoils that are long enough. The ones I have found have a thread length similar to a nut of the same ...
... motor mount removed. Will try tomorrow after removing the alternator and the other brake servo to provide more clearance. Good catch is I think I have found the ...
53. Voltage at coil and when running, Help Please! : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi There My plus 2s has 10 volts at the coil when the ignition is on, with the engine not running, and 6 or less ...
... + 2. Turned out it was arcing from the thermostat housing to the lockheed servo (bit odd considering that the engine grounds where in good condition!) ...
54. Heater to Thermostat hose routing : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi all, I'm deep into restoring my heater at the moment. I've just ordered a new cable to run between the heater (lower outlet) and ...
... clip for the shaped bundy part of the vac hose from the manifold to the servo. Not too sure about the bottom pic, that is where the dynamo ...
55. Help part deux : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hello all A while back I asked for help on getting my Elan +2 S130 started as she was staunchly refusing to start. Well having ...
... fact the new pads need to bed in everything seems to be work incluidng the servo especially after fitting the additional spring, that was until today. Given everything ...
56. S4 misfire : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi, Having trouble solving a misfire on an S4 Elan. Misfire starts after about 7 or 8 miles. Seems independent of water temperature. Have replaced ...
... components. Have replaced fuel pump and readjusted carbs. Have checked and fixed brake servo/manifold. Have taken cam cover off and found one tight tappet, ...
57. Fitting radiator to new Series 4 nose section, : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I am part way through some work on my S4 drop head (MOT failure in 1980) and have fitted a new nose section, but have ...
... made in stainless. Moved on to fitting headlight vacuum units and possibly thhe Girling servo - this will be taxing as the original bracket is just brown powder and ...
58. hot cylinder after rebuild of twin cam motor : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I recently rebuilt my twin cam motor and now number 4 cylinder is 200 degree hotter than the other 3 which measure 300 degrees at ...
... Inlet manifold flange being slightly warped, new o-rings being too hard and a leaky servo (+ 2) . One of my symptoms was much higher temps on the ...
59. Radiator expansion tank Plus 2 : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I couldn’t find anything that fitted conveniently and as I don’t have the standard air box and trunking I thought I would have something made. ...
... is mine is on the opposite side as my vehicle does not have a brake servo. The space on the carb side is utilized for my enlarged fresh air ...
60. Engine bay pics please : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Here are a couple of mine... S1 P1000897.JPG S2 26R IMG_6516.jpg S2 Vaughan's Restoration of 1966 Lotus Elan S2 5416 Album - 1 of 1.jpeg ...
... simple packaging look like a race engine, un cluttered. im removing the brake servo and re routing / removing as many wires as possible, alloy rad, ...
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