http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/ For discussion of Lotus Cars with at least 4 full seats. The largest numbers of these are the 1970's Elite, the Eclat, and the Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:04:31 GMT Kkarner@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4967 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4967 Hi All, I have found that if I liberally coat the door rubber with Armor All or Silicone lubricant I have no problem with the doors sticking or vibration Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:55:41 GMT marc ciannavei http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4966 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4966 Hi, My car sits for months at a time and it always requires muscle to pull it open. I just have to keep pulling until it comes unstuck which usually ends up Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:53:03 GMT Jonathan S. Montgomery http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4965 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4965 Could be just frozen -- condensation at the door-weatherstripping interface that subsequently froze. Set up an electric heater next to the door (not too Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:52:50 GMT lotusm50 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4964 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4964 Not sure how this happened. But the doors on my Elite (still a project) appear locked. I never lock the doors. However, they do seem stuck or locked -- both Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:12:59 GMT vsaabster http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4963 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4963 Hi Group, I have a 1975 Elite + Eclat Factory Lotus Workshop Manual. I am going to make a photocopy of it. I am wondering if anyone in the group would also Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:22:14 GMT Keith Hutchings http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4961 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4961 Just put a newone in earth it well and connect it to the loom earth circit i'm upto £15000 on mine and it's got no paint on it no glass or intiror and the Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:47:25 GMT Tim Engel http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4960 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4960 What's the problem? I have experience an Eclat S1, but sorry, not with the S2.2 and no illustration of the earth points I can forward. In the S1, there's a Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:51:53 GMT dcorns2000 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4959 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4959 I have an earth problem with my 1982 Elite S2.2. Has anyone got a diagram of all the earth location points. I do have a normal wiring diagram but it does not Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:21 GMT ClassMaker@... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4953 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4953 OK, this happened on my Europa, but it could happen on any side-draft setup... THE SCENE: 1969 Europa S2, 1565cc wedge, Weber 1x45DCOE (side-draft) on Hermes Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:48:25 GMT Tim Engel http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4952 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4952 Check with JAE and Dave Bean Engineering. They're both out there on the left coast with you. JAE, Jeff Robbinson (805) 967-5767 Dave Bean Engineering (209) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:41:35 GMT Tim Engel http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4951 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4951 P, Check the water pump's V-belt. A loose belt won't drive the pump well enough to keep up. Does the top radiator hose and the radiator get hot? It's not Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:20:15 GMT vsaabster http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4950 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4950 Hi All, I am being offered a 74 Eclat that has been disassembled and is also in need of a windshield. Anyone have one or know of a source for one. Please let Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:35:37 GMT pellcio http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4949 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4949 My Elite has been running hot. I changed the T-stat but now it's even more wierd. At speed or under load the temp creeps up dangerously high. When I slow Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:44:03 GMT mdcarrick http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4948 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4948 Hi, I'm back after a few years away from this group - I was active about 10 years ago. Things seem a bit quiet here these days. My 1976 Elite has been off the Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:19:43 GMT Sutherland-Smith Richard & Mary http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4947 http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/lotus4seaters/message/4947 I have had quite a bit of trouble since I replaced the joints in my driveshafts. I have had to shim under the circlips, to try and eliminate a clonking