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By doghouse I presume you mean the engine cover? If so, yes you may run about without it. Bear in mind road grime and brake dust will freely circulate in the area around the engine, not to mention

My method , although can be messy, eliminates the need for cycling. remove the heater hose that connects to the rear of the head . Use a spare length of hose around two feet in length and push it on

I need to keep a close eye on my engine for a while, both monitoring fluids and just paranoid that something else is going to blow.? It's a pain to keep pulling that doghouse in and out.? Can you

Yeah the tower was empty this morning and I refilled it before driving it enough to get up to temp.

Toaph, Go to the groups home page: /g/S1S2euroS3LotusEspritOwners In the left margin you'll find a list of word-links. Scroll down to 'Files' and click on it. Basically the same as on

It may take a couple of heat cycles to fully bleed so check it regularly for a while and top up as nescessary. Dave C

Wow, the one thing they make simple.? I'll bookmark the link to the files, thanks. -- Toaph

Toaph, Yes, it’s a simple matter of replacing the hose and refilling the header tank to half to 2/3 full. There should be a small hose from the top of that downpipe to the header tank that

So the hose up top from the thermostat to the downpipe blew out.? It was an easy fix, but I expect there's more to filling the system back up than just pouring coolant into the tank until it's

There are more experienced voices in the group but here's my 2 cents. Brake vacuum is sourced at the intake manifold where you find the brass fitting for a hose going up over the right side fuel tank

When i dis-assembled my car i took photos but since then have a new phone and lost them. Here is the info I am looking for. When you follow the brake vacuum line from the front of the car it goes to a

Zen, When I look at the photo of your slave cylinder setup I am not seeing the push rod that exists on my car's setup.? My push rod is about 50mm long and it would dramatically alter the geometry of

Check in front of the clutch for the washer, it can pull off the shaft when you draw the shaft out of the clutch. Dave C

Thank you ill go install. I swear i installed that nylatron washer as i had like 3. But low and behold it isnt on there. Just trying to figure out why the fork is riding so close, so ill give her ago

Yes, you do need the nylatron washer, and I would recommend a new one anytime you’re in there as they are definitely a wear item so long as your using the original style pilot bearing. if you

Ok here are some photos. Anyone see anything wrong? If you see the first photo, the fork was stuck all the way forward and would give me no movement. Now I can see possibly it appears that either the

Ok so I may need to pull my trans again. I had jae's input shaft installed. But when the trans is in the car, the clutch fork sits so far forward. I can't remember but this looks wrong. Am I correct?

I can speak from experience as I corrected the alignment defects built in to a Spydersport chassis for Elan some years ago with rudimentary tools. As well described in Tim's posting last year one

So setting the rear toe from the centreline , I gathered the best centreline to measure from would be to initially use a halfway mark on the rear suspension bottom crossbeam. I crawled under the car

I appreciate your input and everyone elses. It looks like i have alot of reading to do and I will reach out to Steve as i actually have a order in im about to place. I will add an airbox and all the