Re: Hesitiant at low revs.
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýGlad you found your problem, and it was an ¡®easy¡¯ solution. ? Sounds like you don¡¯t do the annual inspection of your car like Lotus recommends. On a 40+ year old car, I consider that paramount. Good way to find those fuel leaks that cause fires, bad suspension and drivetrain issues. ? I find it odd that Lotus recommends rebuilding the brakes every 2 or 3 years (I forget), but it¡¯s not mentioned in the maintenance schedule for my Jaguar XKR. It¡¯s on my list though, along with replacing the 20 year old brake hoses. ? Bill ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of lindsay mclair via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2023 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [S1S2euroS3LotusEspritOwners] Hesitiant at low revs. ? So, Finally fund out what the cause of the hesitancy is! After checking the carb float chambers for contaminated petrol, checked the floats, cleaned the jets three times,? checked the distributor, electronic ignition, fuel pump, coil, changed the plugs, checked the leads? ------ and all was well! ----- I went into the garage on Friday and noticed the nearside rear wheel looked slightly on an angle. Jacked the rear end up and found the UJ's were knackered!! In 30+ years of Eclat ownership, using the car as my everyday runner, (I only had the Eclat), I can always tell when the UJ's are on their way out because you can hear a rumbling sound. On the Esprit - not a whisper. Because the UJ's (on the Eclat) go down on a regular basis, I always keep a supply in. Ive now changed both UJ's on the nearside and voila-? no hesitancy. Happy day. Ive checked the offside and although not as bad, Im going to change them as well.? Thanks to everyone who came up with suggestions. They were all appreciated. |
Bill Galbraith