Soon to be a se7en owner

[Austin David]

Cannot confirm, but my only cable clutch experience is motorcycles.  A well bled hydraulic should be nice and tight, th clutch circuit is very short and simple.  Depending on the car there shouldn't be much hose, and hopefully that is reinforced...

[theDreamer]

The continuing saga of the tires. Three of the four missing tires showed up last Thursday. Number four (Well actually #3 of 4) was to be delivered by 1:30 pm Saturday. It was delivered just before 2:00 pm today Monday April 1^st. So load up all five tires and head on down the road.

When we get to the shop the car is sitting outside and the pan is off it. It seems that what was left of gasket was not salvageable. It’s actually a sandwich with a gasket above and below a metal baffle plate. Ones on order but who knows wen it’ll get here. Other fixes included the electrical brake light switch and surprise, replacing the flasher relay seems to have fixed the turn signals issue.

The hard starting and ruff running may be linked to all the gunk in the carbs. When they tried to start the car after it sat all night gasoline literally ran out of the two velocity stacks nearest the firewall. The mechanic pulled the tops off and cleaned out “stuff”. I noticed that the cold start levers were present but not hooked up. I was afraid that my car had those incomplete carbs where none of the holes are drilled and each has a blanking plate installed. But all that is needed is to connect the two levers together, add a cable to activate the “Cold Start Circuit” and Bob’s Your Uncle!

[theDreamer]

Purple Rain is in a state of slumber. I filled the tank with fresh premium grade and a little two stroke oil then drove around for about 20 minutes before parking it at home. The indoor cover is on and I can easily roll the car forward and back several feet so no need to worry about flat spots. Good thing is if we get another sunny spell I can hop in a go for a blat. Once they start salting the roads though it’ll be spring before we hit the open road again.

Looking back over the summer we covered only 2668 miles (about 4300 km’s) but those were some epic outings. We attended over a dozen car shows, (took a 2^nd in class at one) and attended at least one Cruise Night per week. I did not document the shows and rallies on this site. However, if you follow the UK club site or the Lotus 7 & Caterham Cub Canada Facebook page you would have seen all that. Here is a brief look back of some highlights in photos.

Edited December 14, 2024 by theDreamer

[IamScotticus]

Fuel stabilizer for those carbs and rubber fuel hoses.  

Sta-Bil and Enzyme are popular.  I use it all year, every tank.

Edited December 15, 2024 by IamScotticus

[theDreamer]

The Lotus Club of Canada’s winter “E” newsletter just showed up in my in-box. The wife and I appear in this issue driving through Bronte Creek Provincial Park on the way to our assigned parking area. This was our first time showing a car at British Car Day. This year was not the largest turn out but it was very close. See the image, Bronte by the Numbers.