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Members Cars / Re: 65/0167R
« Last post by jonclancy on Today at 10:46:11 AM »
Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your kind welcome to the forum! I will indeed post a pic of 0167R when I get over there. In the meantime here is a small pic of my XI. The two are typically Chapman. Your Eleven clone was much admired Rod. Fabulous work! Please do drop in sometime and say hello.

Cheers

Jon
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 08:56:46 AM »
Quote from: Fotog on Today at 07:40:14 AM
It would be great if you could isolate it to one tank, by disconnecting the second one.  It could be a step toward figuring it out.  Is there any way to see the water in the tank?  You could just isolate them and have a look after a big rain storm (conceivably).  I don't know if you could try to run it on only one if you wanted.  Probably.

I can easily isolate 1 tank at the T piece which is a copper/brass compression gas T.

There is no way of knowing if there is any water in the tank until you drain it, then in a see-through container, you can clearly see the two liquids with a line where they meet.
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by SwiftDB4 on Today at 08:40:45 AM »
Looking good Mecky! Nice save at that one corner.
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Members Cars / Re: 65/0167R
« Last post by RoddyMac on Today at 08:26:23 AM »
Jon,
Congrats on the purchase and nice to see you on this forum.  I haven't visited nor posted on the XI forum in years (sold my Eleven rep just before picking up a Europa). 
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by Fotog on Today at 07:40:14 AM »
It would be great if you could isolate it to one tank, by disconnecting the second one.  It could be a step toward figuring it out.  Is there any way to see the water in the tank?  You could just isolate them and have a look after a big rain storm (conceivably).  I don't know if you could try to run it on only one if you wanted.  Probably.
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by BDA on Today at 07:17:15 AM »
That other guy should be disqualified! That is outrageous!

As for your driving, dicing with a car with three times the power says plenty about your driving!
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Garage / Re: S1/S2 Front Brake Calipers. Were they 12 or 14?
« Last post by jbcollier on Today at 06:38:04 AM »
I'm not that much of an expert on S1s, especially early ones.  Serge Sleurs has chassis # 460002 and had "4-bolt" calipers on his.  Whether original or not, who can say for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJuW6Ho2LY
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The Paddock / Re: Lotus Europa 16V Gordini
« Last post by jbcollier on Today at 06:31:36 AM »
Congratulations!
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Garage / Re: Water in Fuel Tanks
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 05:26:29 AM »
It rained a lot last night.

Car would not start.

I drained both tanks.

Just over 1 pint of water was at the bottom with nearly 3 gallons of petrol on top.

I therefore deduce that the tank tops must be leaking, despite my 2 hour test. I shall seal the tops against rain penetration. Quite how 1 pint even got through the engine cover and on to the tank tops to leak into the tanks is now a bit of a mystery. It just shows how bad the engine cover leaks through the two air vents. Maybe covering those vents when not in use might help. It should also stop water getting into the area around #1 and #2 spark plugs. We keep learning ......
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Garage / Re: Removing Stuck Brake Caliper Pistons
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 03:06:08 AM »
I have found a very easy way of getting stuck pistons out of the calipers.

Remove the caliper and both pads.

Make an extension to the brake pipe and connect the caliper on the ground.

Use the foot brake pedal to force one piston out, the second will not come all the way out before the first breaks the fluid seal.

Get an old brake pad (I had one where the lining had become detached through age), make up two ally plate spacers, and fit one new piston in the half of the calliper where the old one came out. Fit the old pad against the new piston, fit the spacers to hold the new piston fully back in the calliper, and use the foot brake pedal to force the second piston out of the calliper.

The overhaul kit was £40 including next day postage (arrived at 4pm the next day) from eBay. Triumph Spitfire Mk 3 and 4. It included the square section O ring for between the two calliper halves.

You need lots of brake fluid to press all 4 pistons out, so make sure you have plenty available before you start.     

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