Lotus Elite / Eclat / Excel

Very true.
Ps I think you mean deg F not C !
Simon

Spot on with the diagnosis ...thanks, I bypassed the earth directly to a good earth & all works fine...now just have to find the bad bit & fix it !

As a subsidiary question...anyone any ideas about removal/replacement of the indicator side repeater units?

That’s an interesting thought, don’t suppose you know where that earth is to be found?

Hey guys....explain this one if you can. Yesterday I found that the right hand indicators were not functioning, rear front and side repeater, the rear bulb and socket were a bit corroded so easy to fix that one. Front indicator & repeater still not working. The repeater is pretty rusty, cannot get t...

2.5L Mobil 1 75W-90.

Hear hear !

These have been cluttering up my garage for a while, they were in the boot of my Excel when I got her but clearly do not belong. I guess they belong to an Elite or Eclat by the appearance. They appear to be in good nick but superficially a bit scruffy, chrome far pies look fine & no rattles. Anyone ...

One cap on the radiator header tank means that is a low comp, non-SE engine by my understanding, black cam covers appropriate,

I saw a white Excel yesterday on the A146 Beccles to Norwich Road, looked very nice and sounded brilliant, sorry I was in a Mazda.

Today there was a red one on Somerleyton Road in Lowestoft, perhaps you’d been to the show in Corton? Again sounded great as I was walking up the road.

I once had an old MG which had a concealed switch that earthed the coil. Try to start it with the key, all the electrics work, but the b....y thing won't star, thief thinks it's just a knackered old car.

When mine did similar it turned out to be the rotor arm as suggested above by AM

I have just been quoted less than half my previous insurers premium, including agreed valuation, by ClassicLine.
Very efficient & helpful.

On Wednesday I followed this car, BRG, from Whaplode Road across the Bascule lift bridge in Lowestoft.
I have previously seen this car about a few times.

chrisw2811 wrote:Nah. The line is "Take 2 aspirins and call me in the morning".

We tend not to use Aspirin these days, besides it's probably a virus.

When I had the car resprayed the painted found that the passenger door wouldn't open. Brute force did it. Th pin was seized solid in the hinge tube and he ended ripping the tube off the front of the beam. I have replace the beam with a new one but I think that the old one is readily repair able if a...