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Europa review
Chuck Nukem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMBerb7l3pM
JayEmm finally did a Europa review and it is quite a good one.
BDA:
Great video, Chuck! It’s nice to see someone really enjoy our cars as much as we do.
4129R:
One thing I notice straight away about the engine of that car is it has a metal cover over the centre of the cylinder head above the spark plugs.
I have never seen that on a TC engine before.
One problem I get is rainwater getting into the engine compartment and it sits in the area around the plugs for 1 & 2 cylinders. 3 & 4 have a drain hole at the rear, but 1 & 2 cannot drain.
Has anyone else had this ponding problem in 1 & 2?
How did you solve it?
I had 1 head where 1 spark plug had rusted so badly into the head that the plug sheared in half leaving the bottom thread stuck in the hole.
Other points, no ashtray, centre map box from very late cars, locking petrol filler caps. At £33k, I think he is spot on for a TCS in very good condition in the UK.
jbcollier:
The metal cover is to reduce radio interference. It's not a rain shield. I have seen them on a few TC engines. Two things you can do to keep water out of the spark plug wells would be to fit a short lip along the leading of the engine compartment to direct water to the sides, and do the same with the engine grills.
Mine is a crossflow powered S1 and I did this:
https://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-SnWhKB9/A
Keeps the water from spilling onto the head/valve cover. My engine grills are not over the head/valve cover so I didn't fit anything there.
S2Zetec54:
I enjoyed that…..nice to see someone enjoying our cars
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