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Members Cars / 65/0167R
« Last post by jonclancy on Today at 01:46:16 PM »
Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to introduce myself and my recently purchased Lotus.

0167R is a Series 2 Federal that I saw advertised on FB. I fortunately got to view the car while on a work trip and, finally, 0167R is back in Blighty.

I’m based near Swindon, and have been a long-time owner of a Westfield XI - currently looking after the XI forum at https://www.westfield-eleven.org/forum/

This is my first Lotus, and the small car, light-weight aspect of the Europa really appeals.  I’m hoping to get the car roadworthy initially. Any resto will be down the line when I have a little more time for cars rather than tiny kids!

Daft questions to follow - thank you all in advance for your patience.

Cheers

Jon
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Cast iron block cleaning.
« Last post by Richard48Y on Today at 12:59:42 PM »
Since the EPA was taken over by overzealous crusaders top to bottom is has become nearly impossible to send a cast iron block out for cleaning prior to rebuilding.
So I am forced to do the 1275 Midget block myself.
First I stripped it, then I removed as most of the oil, old grease, crud, gasket residue and such with a scraper, wire brush, and mineral oil.
Now I have gone over it with my soda blaster, inside and out.
That removed all the old paint and gasket residue.
But this really does nothing for internal oil passages or water jacket rust.
So my next step is a bath in caustic soda (Lye).
I will follow that with an electrolysis bath to try to remove rust from the water jackets.
I will update this thread as I make progress.
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Garage / Re: Anyone powder painted their Cosmic wheels?
« Last post by Richard48Y on Today at 12:38:12 PM »
Update on wheel preparation.
Soda blast is a bit too much for the aluminum tape I was using to mask the bright areas.
So I'm going to use chemical stripper then try to only have to soda blast the cast area lightly to provide a good clean surface for painting.
I may cheat and just use epoxy paint instead of PP as I do not have my own oven and the PP shop is both expensive and backed up for months.
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Garage / Re: Rear Wheel movement and Radius Arm Bushing play
« Last post by RonPNW on Today at 12:28:52 PM »
I worked on some of these issues a little while ago.
While I certainly don't think I am an expert I did find a solution for my car. My method is below:
https://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=6225.msg67218#msg67218

Ron
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Fabricating a Radiator Fan Shroud - My Version
« Last post by BDA on Today at 11:14:48 AM »
Joji,

Have you had a chance to evaluate how this shroud is working for you?
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by Grumblebuns on Today at 10:40:54 AM »
If everything is tight as you say, then plug the overflow vent and the fuel pickup tube and see what happens over time.
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 09:58:03 AM »
I have to use Super Unleaded, rather than normal Unleaded, which has a larger alcohol content. E5 petrol is made up of 95 per cent unleaded petrol plus 5 per cent ethanol (which is why it’s named ‘E5’). E10 petrol is much more beneficial to the environment, containing 10% ethanol and 90% regular unleaded petrol – and was introduced to help the government meet its climate change targets.

The breather hole in the filler neck is very small.

If the fuel was hydrophilic, it would absorb moisture from the atmosphere.

I just cannot see how so much water gets into an apparently sealed pair of tanks except for tiny breather holes which point 45' down. .
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Garage / Lubricating clutch release bearing guide tube
« Last post by Sparkrite on Today at 09:23:08 AM »
My clutch action is getting gradually more stiff and as I have isolated the cable as the source, I am thinking it's the clutch release bearing guide tube. I didn't pay enough attention to it last time I was in there but for now I would like to grease it a bit before I eventually have to pull out the gearbox.
Can this be done in situ without any dismantling.
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by Grumblebuns on Today at 09:17:47 AM »
I don't know the ethanol percentage in the UK. Do they even use ethanol over there?
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by SwiftDB4 on Today at 08:26:53 AM »
Alcohols like ethanol absorb more water than straight gasoline.
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