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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: jbcollier on Saturday,January 09, 2021, 06:38:12 PM
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Please, please check your fuel lines and change them regularly. Today's fuels are harder on them. Make sure your "T" fitting in your twin cam is still not plastic. Once a Europa starts burning, even the pros struggle to stop it:
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How sad...
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Oh man, that seriously sucks. Looks like it was a nice car, too. Condolences to the owner.
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:(
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Sad sight indeed. Hope the owner/driver is okay.
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Looks like it's a 1969 Fed-spec Type 54 S2. Are there any fire issues unique to the S1 or S2?
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Just the usual fuel leak onto the exhaust. All older carbs and fuel pumps are susceptible to the press-in, brass, fuel fittings pulling out of the alloy castings. We used to pull them out and refit them with loc-tite. The fittings on my Dells are lock-wired.
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Just the usual fuel leak onto the exhaust. All older carbs and fuel pumps are susceptible to the press-in, brass, fuel fittings pulling out of the alloy castings. We used to pull them out and refit them with loc-tite. The fittings on my Dells are lock-wired.
Another good excuse for the TS head conversion!
Not that it guarantees anything.
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Looks like it's a 1969 Fed-spec Type 54 S2. Are there any fire issues unique to the S1 or S2?
Probably not unique to S1/S2 but - foam sock air cleaners on DCOE's.
Happened to a mate of mine. He'd just filled it up at the servo, started the car; it backfired through a carb and a flame licked and caught one of the socks.
Luckily he noticed it and put it out without anything but the obvious BBQ'd sock.
Use an air box!
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Thanks for the tip, Gavin! I was considering them for my car! I'll just keep my K&N filters.
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Yeah, BDA, I reckon keep the K&N's.
I used Warnerford paper filters which were fine and I revelled in the DCOE music.
My initial trip included running in the engine on a 1,200 mile stint to Melbourne, Oz which saw the music become a deafening drone. At the time, the Europa was my daily driver and the rain coming through the vents was also damaging the paper part of the filters.
I eventually fabricated an air box which quietened down the intake roar substantially and went some way to addressing the water damage.
I suspect the Warnerford and the K&N are OK . . and by that, I mean I've not seen fire related reports.
I just think that with a plastic car, an abundance of caution is a good idea. I reckon an air box & trunking has a better chance of containing a foot of flame. We've all seen them spitting, popping, chuffing and carrying on when no filters are attached.