Choke cable and dash thickness

[Robbie693]

Hello,

I am trying to find out if the choke cable is the same on an Elan and a Plus 2. I am concerned about the threaded portion being long enough.

Does anyone know what the length of the threaded portion of the cable is on a Plus 2 please?

Robbie

[Phil.C60]

As far as I’m aware most choke cables are pretty similar, and the wooden dash should have a counter bore at the back to reduce the thickness and allow sufficient thread for the nut and washer. That all depends, of course, on who made the dash…..

[Robbie693]

Thanks Phil,

Yes I thought it likely as I think they come from the same source of Anglia/Zephyr/Zodiac but I was looking at an original Elan one and it had a 8mm thread length which seemed a bit short. I didn't realise the back of the dash was counter bored. Or at least should be...

Robbie

[oldelanman]

On my S4 the choke and heater cables fit in a recessed bezel with corresponding 'cup' behind the dash, there is no counter bore. I thought they were all the same.

https://parts.classicteamlotus.co.uk/be ... -293-p.asp

[Phil.C60]

That makes sense. I have no choke cable in my car, three or four pumps does it for me. I was working from my experience of wooden dashes in things like TR6 and Stag etc. The deep bezel clearly achieves the same idea only by setting the cable assy. back from the front of the dash and also reduces the amount that the knob sticks out when the choke is fully home is off which is a smart idea.

[Robbie693]

This is getting curiouser and curiouser! So it looks like the early Elans had a different choke to the later ones, the later ones having the cups Roger mentioned and the early ones having the same as the Plus 2 -

- so the Dash thickness is important.

Classic Team Lotus have a replica choke but is listed only in the Elan parts section, not the Plus 2. I have emailed Clive to see if they are applicable to both...

Robbie

[tonyabacus]

For that sort of query try Clive Green at Classic Team Lotus, he was Paul Matty's spares guy and pretty knowledgeable.His mobile is shown on the CTL site.
Tony