Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Shane, Go to the Files section on this Group's home page... or click on the following: /g/S1S2euroS3LotusEspritOwners/files/4%20-%20Technical/E%20-%20Engine There are several useful
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Tim Engel
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File /4 - Technical/E - Engine/9XX Timing Belt Tension - Manual Notes - JH to Turbo.pdf uploaded
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
I have no idea of the frequency spec for the Gates round tooth belt. I read everything I could on this forum then used 110Hz. I tried 30 degrees before TDC and TDC, and the frequency was very close in
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Shane Chalke
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
If you're using Lotus' frequency spec, then you should also use Lotus crank location spec... 30 BTDC. If you're using something other than Lotus' frequency spec, and an appropriate crank location to
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Tim Engel
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
I did mine at TDC.
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Shane Chalke
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Regarding the technical aspects of using the Krikit, I've seen a couple of methods. I'm not sure which is correct. One method places the Krikit on the lateral center of the belt, ignoring small
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Shane, Belt tension varies with crank position, so it's important to pre-set the crank position before taking a tension reading. For the old, Borroughs tension specs (both trapezoidal & HTD), Lotus
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Tim Engel
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Yes, Hertz! My mistake. I use a piano tuner.
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Shane Chalke
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
<shane@...> wrote: How did you measure that, an FM radio?! Hertz, not Mega Hertz! -- Paul Compton www.paulcompton.co.uk (YouTube channel)
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Paul Compton
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
For OEM & aftermarket BLACK timing belts, both trapezoidal and HTD.... Burroughs = Krikit KR-1 ranges (my judgement, not Lotus approved ¨C tim engel). . . . <82 = 45 . .Park it... drive it at your
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Tim Engel
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Steve, To what sort of tension gauge do you have access? There isn't one fixed tension reading... it will vary with the type of tension gauge you use. Regards, Tim Engel 05/30/2025 6:12 PM CDT wigl
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Tim Engel
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Re: Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
I set mine to 110 Mhz. Hope that works!
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Shane Chalke
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Blue Belt Tension - What's Known?
Title says it all. I'm dealing with the round tooth version Gates Blue Racing belt and an eccentric tensioner. Cheers Steve
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wigl@...
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Re: Overheating Problem
Thanks but doesn¡¯t show plumbing to heater matrix, engine , and one of my coolant pipes ( A079K4039F) is different to the illustration.
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Steve White
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Re: Overheating Problem
Steve - The attached diagrams from the parts manual may help.Regards,Dave L
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dklindemann
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Re: Overheating Problem
The parts manual can be your friend. Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [S1S2euroS3LotusEspritOwners] Overheating Problem I suspect my
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Bill Galbraith
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Re: Overheating Problem
I suspect my coolant lines also are incorrectly plumbed in , does anyone have a diagram of what goes where..?
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Steve White
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Re: Overheating Problem
When I got my S2, it took me the longest time to figure out why the cooling system didn¡¯t seem to work like it should, like the overflow container was always cool, and I finally went to the most
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gsauerphd1
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Re: Overheating Problem
I think we are referring to the following tool or many others like it. Works like a charm on my Elise, Esprit,? and Europa without fail.I should have purchased one years ago. You'll need an air
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Re: Overheating Problem
How do you know there is an airlock? I live in Orlando, FL. It¡¯s frickin¡¯ HOT here in the summer (93 deg F today), and even in the winter, it¡¯s pretty warm. I had my black JPS sitting in the
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Bill Galbraith
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