tom kilner

I wonder whether the elite might just set fire to itself and seeing as the owner has lost his shirt already with lotusbits there's not much left to get to that point - just the pants and the dancing.

Engine says 911, power steering I believe, judging by how small the steering wheel is. aircon parts removed. Is the 5 speed box getrag?

Any explanation welcome. Can you date an engine like the body? Here is the advert for the car for sale in October 1998. £2750. Probably in better condition. It was red then. Ps there are better pictures on the first ebay listing, and a more optimistic description. https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Elite-1979-Very-Rare-Car-MOTd-08-2018-/182703187950?hash=item2a89f567ee%3Ag%3AZgQAAOSwDrlZhZuV&_trkparms=pageci%3A1866daac-963b-11e7-8dfe-74dbd180d381%7Cparentrq%3A6c5d835415e0aa4653a3f9c5ffeff06b%7Ciid%3A2

OK it's on the list

As for the cambelt - it was done 5000 miles ago, although that was a decade of driving and someone could have got it wrong since.

OK next week I will check cam timing and float height, but it's just a single cylinder not firing. Could a valve (inlet? - Exhaust valve stuck would probably blow the carb apart) be stuck closed? That way you'd get good compression but no airflow? I will remove the cam cover and see what's happening there too. I have hooned it up and down the road to run in the fresh fuel, but it was pretty low when I got it so I wondered if tank scrapings had been sucked in. I've already cleaned out the three jets easily accessible from the top of the Carb, but the"no change" on ether implies it's not fuel flow. Thanks for the ideas. More welcome.

My recently acquired elite - get it going first...So the idle (and running) is lumpy, and pulling the ignition lead on cylinder 2 has no effect. (All the others do) Lovely spark with a spark tester. Lovely compression. I removed the air filter and squirted easy start into the Delorto carb mouth, no change. What next? Thanks

Yes indeed now with dull plate. I'll play my mystery misfire issue out in the technical corner.

I have joined the forum and now found myself a 79 elite - my favorite car from the 70s. The body is a bit bubbly, the chassis could be less crispy, the wiring looks like insanity, and the engine has some kind of issue. Or maybe several. The interior is great though. Apart from the smell and don't touch anything. What a cool car. Tom

Do you still have this elite for sale? sounds like what I'm after for a long term project. Thanks Tom