What did you do to your Lotus today...

[reb53]

"Repaired" the starter motor.
Been a bit sluggish of late, and finally gave up.
When pulled apart brushes well worn.
As I need the car in a few days I wanted a quick fix so I made up some brass shims to go under the brushes so they'll stick out further.
Worked !
Looking for new ones, for the future, ( probably about 10 years.....), I see the replacements are rectangular section whereas the ones I "improved" were more triangular, like a pyramid with the top cut off.
Anyone have a number for this type ?

Cheers,
Ralph.

[mark030358]

Hi folks,
Well no pictures as I forgot, but today I fitted a pair of those light weight window motor kits as sold on here by one of our Americal cousins.

Speed is a little faster and there is no hesitation when the switch flicked. However the best part of this was the stopping of the old heavy motors moving about inside the door. Typically on a bumpy track the motors would hit the frame of the door, all that has gone now

The downside is ny passengerside door rods rattle, I guess a piece of sound insulation has come off, so need to take the trim panel off

As far as upgrades go this is a good one and I recommend it.

cheers
Mark

[richardcox_lotus]

Yesterday, servicing of oil and filter, cleaned air filter, checked compression. Today, got underneath it to top up gearbox oil, check diff levels, lubricate handbrake mechanism, lubricate trunnions, and grease propshaft uj. And tightened up loose exhaust hanger.

Regards
Richard

[jonnyg]

Replaced the windscreen washer pump which had packed up with a new one, and cleaned out the Tudor washer bottle. New pump is much livelier than I remember the old one (never really used it much) so adjusted the jets accordingly. Treated the car to two new wiper blades at the same time. Big improvement all round.