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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: elcaminokid on Tuesday,September 17, 2019, 03:13:18 AM
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Hi all,
The time has come to replace my water pump (luckily on an S2 Renault engine).
I think this is the right time to review the plumbing on the engine, as right now it's a cobbled together mess of hoses, hose joints and jubilee clamps.
Does anyone care to share some pictures of their plumbing?
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S1 engine bay here:
https://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-K9wmnMs/A
https://jbcollier.smugmug.com/Lotus-Europa/i-25N9KmG/A
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This is what my S2 looks like. Whether it's 100% original I don't know but at least the plumbing is cleanly done.
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Not stock. Missing heater valve, heater hoses are cobbled together with pipe bends and clamps, right side main pipe is cobbled as well.
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I don't mind if it's not stock. There's not a lot 'stock' left on my car :pirate:
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A lot different then stock but also a lot cleaner
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The hose from the water pump bleed to swirl pot is bypassing hot coolant from going through the radiator.
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The hose from the water pump bleed to swirl pot is bypassing hot coolant from going through the radiator.
Yes it does. We only made a very small hole, a lot smaller than the hose for bleeding. This helped a lot and the car doesn’t overheat even in last years summer with nearly 40°c(very hot for Germany). The car actually runs a bit on the cold side when it’s just 20°c.
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Good, I was going to suggest a metered orifice.
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I replaced some of my rubber pipes with silver copper pipes.
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I replaced some of my rubber pipes with silver copper pipes.
That's very neat! Are those pipes of something else, or you bent them yourself, using straight stock? Do they have a bead at the end to keep the hose in place?
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You should put a bead. Sometimes you can’t and a few pop-rivets do the trick just as well.