Help plese - she won't start for love nor money!

[moscowchris]

It is not a case of like or not like - I really like it but it is really a pain to get anything done in Moscow when there are no others on the road and no useful specialists here. As for the bill - that was mostly labour... parts here are normally only 5x the standard price in UK. (Crank Sensor from my local 'Lotus' dealer was quoted at almost

[Bibs]

If you need stuff from the UK, myself or someone else will buy it and post it out. Perhaps we need to start up an export business!

[moscowchris]

thank you

[moscowchris]

Update after the weekend... checked everything in detail with the mechanic and we detected exhaust gas in the coolant tank - but no other symptoms (oil is clean, coolant is clean, no leaks to be found). If I drive it real easy the coolant will last a while - but when I 'give it a little bit of spirit' the coolant vanishes immediately!!

It turns out the mechanic used to own the only other Esprit in Moscow (albeit 4 cyl.) so had some deep discussions about what to do. Either way the engine's gotta come out.

[mike_sekinger]

Hey Chris,

Despite the lack of tangible coolant in the oil/sump, I wouldn

[arise]

Hi Chris!

Did you manage to get the V8 on the road?

I hesitate to buy a S4 in Moscow, maybe you could share some info upon owning the Esprit?

YURI

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