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Lotus Europa Forums => Classifieds Forums => FS/WTB: Europa Parts and Stuff => Topic started by: 314159td on Wednesday,January 31, 2024, 11:34:54 PM
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Yanked the swirl pot out of my car last week, and after about 40 hours in the ultrasonic cleaner I have confirmed that it was made entirely of rust. It is now made of holes, and I have a pile of quarter-sized rust flakes at the bottom of a tank of vinegar water.
I sent an Email to Dave at Mac's radiator and left a voicemail without a reply per here: http://www.lotus-europa.com/data/xr1/r82.html I figure they don't supply those anymore unless somebody has managed to buy one recently?
Anyway, I'd like to buy an aluminum swirl pot from somewhere in the US and arrange to have it shipped here. That's the last big thing before I can close out the cooling system.
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Hi there! Yes by now they are complete rust crystals in the approximate shape of a cylinder... I have produced a small run of 5 of these S1/S2 swirl pots in aluminum. 3 Have been spoken for so far.
My swirl pots are 6061-T6. the inlet and outlet pipes are bead rolled which is an improvement over the original. My mounting stem is internally threaded to help protect the aluminum threads. One minor difference on this batch is that mine uses a Japanese style radiator cap. I still need to finish them out by welding the little tab for the heater valve.
Shoot me a PM and we can work out a deal :)
I also have aluminum tube to make the coolant pipes if you are interested in removing all the rust from your cooling system.
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Nice work Nukem!
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Thanks Turbo!
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PM sent
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They are back from anodize! Personally I like the grey :)