Rob Warren

I've purchased one so when it lands I'll report back with the results

Today I managed to balance the carbs with a Morgan carb tune with good results. I haven't as yet touched the idle mixture screws since turning them 3.5 turns out on the first start up. Prior to balancing (I haven't checked after) the plugs were getting sooted up quickly and needed a clean every other time the engine was started. I haven't got a gas analyser and I've got a few bits to do before it goes to MOT. Is a colourtune device worth a purchase to improve this? Thanks all.

Thanks, can nut number 5 remain untouched?

Ok I'm back in business. Had to shelve this project with a house move and a garage being built. It's now alive and starting well. Tdc markings were faint so I used the screwdriver trick on cylinder 1, found it and made it clearer. Timing is showing 5 degrees btdc. This is at warm idle 950rpm. Distributor looks difficult to get at but I can see a bolt with a flat screw driver head at the base by looking through the gap on the inlet manifold. Will this loosen it the distributor or is there something additional that needs releasing? Thanks folks. Forgive the interior. Will be dyed black once I fall in love with it again. For now I'll keep my sun glasses on.

All sorted again. Ordered a nice alloy cylinder for the 2a Land Rover, cut the rod to 100mm and set the adjuster as per the manual. Spot on clutch again, thank you

Brilliant, that's what I thought. I ordered the correct one to start with and annoyingly sent it back due to it being different to the one on there (2.5mm after the bracket). Need to reorder it again then and cut down the rod. Much appreciated 👍

What is the length of the slave cylinder rod? I think someone in the past has fitted a different rod and cylinder to mine. The rod measures 125mm and the cylinder looks like the image of a series 3 Landover. Thank you

Yes I replaced absolutely everything - even the butterflies as they were bent. Manometer and new timing light has arrived. Just need to get some time on it now.

Fantastic stuff. I'll update the progress

Thank you to everyone for a quick response. I've purchased a morgan carbtune manometer. and a new timing gun tonight. If possible, I'd rather not take the carbs off again to check the accelerator pumps after replacing all the gaskets to the manifold and trumpets. Is there another way to check? Can I assume its best to time the distributor first (ease of access), then add the air box and turbo pipe before proceeding to use the manometer? Thanks again. Rob

Hello Lotus fans. I'm hoping you might be able to grant me some knowledge on getting my Esprit 1989 turbo running sweetly again. I've had the car since the start of the pandemic and only driven a handful of times. Bit by bit I'm working through its faults: replacing the alternator, wheel bearing, bushes etc. I noticed a strong whiff of fuel whilst driving and saw a big fuel leak when I was changing the oil. This lead me to believe that the carbs needed an overhaul as they hadn't been done in years, yet in hindsight I think the leak was coming from a perished fuel hose. Anyhow, I've rebuilt the carbs with a kit from Southwest Lotus and Eurocarb fitted the spindle bearings and checked everything. I've fitted a new throttle cable and now need to balance everything. I've taken my guidance from the Dellorto and Webber tuning manual. The car now starts (3.5 turns out on the idle mixture screws). I've got a synchrometer tool ready to balance. I've read a few posts on here regarding the colourtune tool. Is this worth getting? So where do I start? Get the engine warm, get the idle set right on the main carb, get the second carb (airflow) balanced to the first. Other than the idle mixture screws and throttle idle screws, what else needs adjusting? Any help greatly received. Based in Herefordshire. Excuses the gold in the engine bay. When I started the air box and turbo pipe were also gold! Also, excuse the amount of yellow!! Not my taste; I'll be working on this!

I had no idea that there were so many local owners. Great to meet everyone and I look forward to the next gathering. A run to caffeine and machine seems a good bet. We could even do that in an evening and get dinner there. A few images from today:

Currently stripping down and rebuilding my carbs. So far so good. Had a lot of fuel stains around the seals (opposite side to bearing) so I've taken all of the spindle mechanism out to replace with new bearings. Every diagram of video I've seen is for na carbs that don't contain the seals. I've tried replacing them and it's a complete nightmare although the bearing replacement seems easy. Can anyone give me some hints of tips? Much appreciated.

Thanks to all - some good progress made today.

That's really useful, thank you. Any idea where I can get the correct service technical manual from? I've now got most of the manual for the Stevens car, just not a carb turbo one. Cheers