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Garage / Re: Zetec conversion Ecu and throttle bodies or webbers plus ignition ecu
« Last post by berni29 on Today at 05:54:43 AM »
Thats great news.

I have been putting my +2 EFI system properly together the last couple of days. Testing the injectors is next. Going the very cheap syringe method for that.

All the best

Berni
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Garage / Re: Zetec conversion Ecu and throttle bodies or webbers plus ignition ecu
« Last post by S2Zetec54 on Today at 05:39:44 AM »
Right…..update

Picked her up today with the new ecu and now tuned on the throttle position sensor (TPS) and with the addition of the cam sensor and water temp sensor.

Difference is a revelation to how she was running on MAP…TPS much better. Very smooth transitions so far but driven back in Storm Bert so further experimentation when the weather improves

I can just sense the oversize 45's when pottering but it is predictable and actually in this short test drive home popping into a higher gear masks it even more

Anyway, this sort of thing is not cheap but I am very pleased with how it’s turned out
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Off Topic Subjects / Re: Stray cat
« Last post by Bainford on Friday,November 22, 2024, 10:18:06 PM »
It's going to take more than a buff and an oil change to get that one back on the road. Big project, but you just got to love an E-Type. Good luck, and keep us posted.
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Off Topic Subjects / Re: Stray cat
« Last post by TurboFource on Friday,November 22, 2024, 06:46:55 PM »
You ran out of things to do?
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Off Topic Subjects / Stray cat
« Last post by dakazman on Friday,November 22, 2024, 06:42:38 PM »
  I Love Cats !
     
     I will be busy fitting this stray into my life while also picking up an S1 .
  Maybe it is an addiction, but this 66 XKE 4.2 series 1 needs to be put back on the road.
  All ready removed interior items, harness , rear end (cage), after I remove the door glass it will be off to be media blasted.
Dakazman


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Garage / Re: new owner '74 TCS misc ?
« Last post by BDA on Friday,November 22, 2024, 05:16:08 PM »
If you will not be doing your own work, obviously you'll need to find somebody you can trust. I think that is why it is common to find Europas with 30,000 miles on them that have sat up for 30 years. If you can't find someone who knows about Europas, an honest MG, Triumph, Jaguar or similar shop that is willing to read the manual should be able to help you. These are very simple cars. I've been through nearly every nut and bolt of mine (including my first tranny rebuild recently) and if I can make it run, it definitely does not require any special skill.

Unfortunately, the guy who rebuilt your tranny apparently didn't read the manual and had no understanding of how transmissions (at least) go together. There's no telling and it's not worth finding out what else he doesn't understand.

I'd advise you to join a club. Lotus Ltd. is the national Lotus club and you should be able to join here (https://lotusltd.com/). There is a local "chapter" in Pittsburgh (contact Russel Musta lotusinpittsburgh at comcast dot net) and it's likely someone in that chapter will be able to help you find a shop or maybe even teach you some things you can do on your own if you're motivated. If there is a local MG, Triumph, or Jaguar club, you might consider joining them too. Usually they only care that you have a British car. They may not even care if you actually have one! They might also be a source of assistance finding a shop or helping you learn. Of course, we're here to help you too.

Good luck!
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Garage / Re: new owner '74 TCS misc ?
« Last post by Lumbes on Friday,November 22, 2024, 02:14:24 PM »
Thank you BDA for the link and your sentiment.  My ignorance and willingness to trust professional help over my own gut can undercut the process at times.  Couple months back when installing the rebuilt gearbox I noticed considerable play on the output shafts.  Also, the locking tabs for the diff finned nuts were aggressively bent outwards in order to engage the finned nuts.  Just looked as if both sides were not threaded in enough by a long shot.  I asked him about this and he told me not to concern myself with it.  That amount of play is not a problem in this gearbox and they are never without play.  The diff is set with the correct amount of preload so leave it alone.  It was A LOT of play.  It was on the opposite side of preload and right then and there was when I should have called bullshit.  It was his professional expertise against my so called commonsense so I folded and said yeah you must be right, what do I know.  Filled the gearbox with oil after installation and it was losing fluid from the output shafts at a rate that was incomparable to before the rebuild.  I've had nothing but problems since taking the gearbox to him so at this point I wouldn't trust him to put on a pair of pants the right way.  Suffice to say he won't be touching the gearbox again and I am learning an expensive lesson.  It's a bit of a shit show but ultimately I put myself here.  Hoping to continue taking the necessary steps to bring myself up to speed so this duping becomes much less frequent.
Looks like renault16shop.com may have a 3rd gear for my 365-04.  I'll have to reach out and see if that is the reality.
     
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FS/WTB: Europa Parts and Stuff / Re: WTB Late TC parts
« Last post by BDA on Friday,November 22, 2024, 08:18:05 AM »
The reason I asked those questions is I didn't know if you were having trouble finding those parts. Thankfully, almost all of them are either still available or there are reproductions or substitutions available.

I don't want to steer you to or away any particular supplier. They all are good in my experience. I would note that the pedal assy. is pretty simple and there are drawings for it here (https://groups.io/g/LotusEuropa/filessearch?p=name%2C%2C%2C20%2C1%2C0%2C0&q=pedal) in case you feel like making your own (which might include improvements you might think of).

There is a list of suppliers that you might find interesting (https://www.lotuseuropa.org/LotusForum/index.php?topic=1389.0)

And finally, I am fond of saying that this page should be bookmarked by every Europa owner (http://lotus-europa.com/manuals/) as it has searchable online manuals, technical information and plans for various popular mods.

I hope that helps!
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FS/WTB: Europa Parts and Stuff / Re: WTB Late TC parts
« Last post by vcb on Friday,November 22, 2024, 07:49:00 AM »
I would like to get used whatever I can. Between RD and Europa Engineering in UK I can source most of what I need. I own a machine shop so fabricating items is not a problem. It's possible to copy an item if I have at least one.
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Garage / Re: new owner '74 TCS misc ?
« Last post by BDA on Friday,November 22, 2024, 06:57:56 AM »
Man, that’s bad news! Whoever put your tranny together should be shot!

You might try finding your parts from https://www.renault16shop.com/?Lng=en. They seem to have a pretty good selection of parts for 3xx series trannies. I don’t know about gears but they would be worth a try. They have very good customer service and if they don’t have your gear they might be able to point you to someone who might.
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