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    Daily Quordle 785 8️⃣7️⃣ 9️⃣5️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle/ Daily Octordle #785 🔟7️⃣ 🕛9️⃣ 3️⃣🕚 4️⃣6️⃣ Score: 62 Daily Sequence Octordle #785 5️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣8️⃣ 9️⃣🕚 🕛🕐 Score: 71 Daily Rescue Octordle #785 🔟7️⃣ 5️⃣🟥 6️⃣🕐 8️⃣🕛 Score: 7 I solved this Sedecordle in 18/21 tries. Can you guess these 16 words? https://sedecordlegame.org?challenge=Y2xhaW0sc2hvYXQscmVhY2gscXVlZW4sYW5nbGUsYW5pc2UsYnJhbmQsY29kb24sYmVlY2gsc3BpY2UscXVpZXQsb25pb24sY291Z2gscHVwaWwsb25zZXQsY2FuYWw6dWs I solved Word Waffle in 14 Moves. Can you too? https://wordwaffle.org/unlimited 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟢◻️🟢◻️🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢 🟢◻️🟢◻️🟢 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
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  4. Hey Jacques, I did not renew the braids, but I refitted them. I replaced the fuel pump, but that does not seem to be the problem, as there is fuel at the rail. Battery is not a year old und is on a battery conditioner right now. i think, the flickering fuel pump relay is a clear sign for a contact problem. So I opened all connections and used Contact Spray on it. It’s drying right now, before I reconnect everything. I’ll give it a try tonight or tomorrow. As I said, the CEL was not blinking 12 when in diagnostic mode, but only a short pulse and then steady light. Possibly I did the diagnostic wrong because of a misunderstanding. I bridged the diagnostic line only for one second but reading the procedure again and again, it might be, that the bridging needs to be permanently for the time of diagnosis. I am going to try that out as well! Stay tuned 😉 Patrick
  5. And designed by the person who designed the Alfa 156 facelift
  6. Once you get the taste for Lotus they are hard to resist. Very addictive 😍 My old Elan not only drove differently but had a distinctive smell, inside and out.
  7. I'm used to checking on rust protection having owned Alfas since 2006. I've been lucky with my current bundles.
  8. Can I switch the turn signal stalk on an LHD Esprit S1 to the left side of the steering wheel and the wiper stalk to the right side? What happened here? Seen a few Esprit S1’s where they have switched sides. Can it be reversed?
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  10. Greetings everyone! Finally, after many months of dreaming/reading/watching/searching , - I have become a custodian of a beautiful Evora S IPS (2013 reg) in midnight blue with only 28K miles clocked. No mods, supercharged V6 engine - 345BHP . Unfortunately, I was not able to enjoy my pride and joy as my car had to return to the garage twice within 5 weeks of me buying it. Upon purchasing, I changed head unit (for wireless CarPlay mostly), installed new DAB, reverse camera, new GPS areal, replaced tyres, new wiper blade, got a new battery and did full service hoping this will get me going for a year or so. Soon after departing home I had ABS light on. Had to return to the garage who replaced the brake light switch, checked the resistance of all the ABS sensors - all ok, checked continuity of all plugs - no break in the wires. Collected the car, drove for about 2 hours and then on the following day had transmission malfunction warning light appearing. The day after that - engine misfired. After googling found 2 ways to read Lotus codes natively at home ( https://www.lotustalk.com/threads/lotus-20-20-diagnostic-software.487149/ ) and https://shop.jmpe.co.uk/collections/lotus . Went with the latter option. James who runs JPME website was very helpful in assisting me with remote car diagnostics. Sent report to the garage and was asked to bring the car back. The fault code was multiple cylinder misfire, so the garage changed the spark plugs, it started running fine, malfunction light off. Also, we decided to change all 4 ABS sensors and 4 new tyre pressure sensors as per the Lotus manual. Test drive - all good. Two weeks later, when driving on the motorway ( not exceeding 70mph) in Sports mode, all of a sudden, gear shifts from 6th to 5th and then I gets stuck in the 5th permanently . Could not downshift neither manually nor by changing speed in Drive mode, gear remained in 5th! I exited the motorway, stoped at the traffic light - still in 5th. Restarted the car, when stationary it went straight to 3rd. Also, car was making some noise remotely reminding me my "multiple cylinder misfire" experience from the few weeks before. Plugged James's magic device and got 0700, 0717 (Input / Turbine Speed Sensor "A" Circuit No Signal), 1613 (Forced Mechanical Limphome Position) and my Evora is going back to the garage this week. James reads 0717 as "It is another sensor but this one is on the gearbox" when the car at the garage, what else would you recommend to check/change? Lotus Service notes suggests: "Depending upon the cause, frequency and duration of the tell tale illumination it may be necessary to renew the transmission fluid even if all monitored transmission components are operating correctly." What else? it seems to me that I am building a new Lotus Evora here..
  11. The operative word there being "modicum". Mine was fully restored (and very shiney!) on purchase and would probably have gone on for at least another couple of years when I sold it three years later. Obvs depends how well its done and how much effort goes into the anti corrosion measures. Some of the good ones are now north of Mk2 Cortina money, though few compete with the Mk1 or in period Escorts. I had intended to just keep my Lotus fleet forever once aquired but that turned out to need more dedication and outlay than I was prepared to make. My perfect garage was Turbo Esprit for high days, M100 Elan for sunny days, Carlton for family days, Sunbeam for our town car. Was wonderful for a while...
  12. No, I put them on the shelf, never to use them again. I did though, install the high temp version (silver light greyish color), of K-nuts. Self locking. And I used 1200 celsius special thread paste. This last and it's been some years now. Works well. And they are a size smaller, so easier to do and undo in the event you need to do that. A lot easier actually. Just my two pence on the matter. Kind regards, Jacques
  13. I can send you a BOM with links to the components. It's relatively easy to put everything together if you're handy with a soldering iron.
  14. Patrick, may I ask a dumb question? What about the ground wires underneath on the side of the tanks? Did you do those? What if you attempt start with out the two fuel filler caps on? I've seen a case where there was negative pressure, so fuel wouldn't be sucked up. Also, When you did the tanks, you have worked with the fuel pump which is submerged into one tank. This pump have a small filter on it, sometimes a little green mesh, which can come apart and into the pump and block it. I had that problem and no start was possible, until I found that green mesh as the culprit. Started right up after that was removed. Also, if you change the pump as it can be bad over time, most will, there's a part that you do not reinstall on the new pump. Just saying. Please check these things first. Old battery btw? Not the cause probably, but low voltage may trigger all sorts of funny problems. But that's another story. Cheers, Jacques
  15. No extra cover Pete, it's the original one that I took off the car. Not sure what amperage it is but it's thick, held in with 1/2" P clips The Earth lead I'll be using will be 170 amps, that arrived today will be fitted this week.
  16. I've just replaced my fuel pump on my Éclat but also want to replace the length of hard plastic housing from fuel tank to pump with some nice new R9 line. So I'll need to retrieve the banjo but am not sure if the size. Does anyone know what size banjo I would need to go onto the banjo bolt into the tank. The outlet would need to be an 8mm hose fitting so I can connect the new rubber hose to it. Many thanks in advance.
  17. R4 LOT, meet R5 LOT I have loved Lotus since the late 60's starting with my S2 Europa matchbox car in pink! I'm on no6 of real cars now, everyone has been a joy and seem to be liked by all who see them
  18. Your battery cable looks much thicker than mine - or is it in an extra cover? I'm thinking of using a heavier cable too. Pete
  19. Wanted one ever since the first moment I saw this... I spent 8 years saving for my first Esprit.
  20. Because I wanted something different. Back in late 1979 I was given a company car (Ford Escort 1.3 LX !!) and found it boring as hell. I decided with the massive budget of £2K I wanted something interesting as a second car. Anything that looked interesting at the right price I went to see including a Piper GT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Cars and even the adams brothers probe 15 https://web.archive.org/web/20161022200749/http://adamsprobe.com/adams_probe_15_photos.html That was definately interesting but at the time a non runner and I thought beyond my mechanical abilities. I kept looking longingly at the adds for Ferrari Dinos but they were about £2300 for what was probably a rubbish one, so just beyond my budget. Slowly I homed in on the Europa and after the 1st test drive I was sold. Never had I dreamed a car could handle like that. So in April 1980 I became the proud ower of an S2 Europa and not only do I still have it, I still think it's the best handling car I have ever driven. I've thought of selling numerous times, but then I go for a drive and think "don't be daft!". I've driven lots of faster cars, but nothing that puts a smile on my face to the same degree on a twisty British B road.
  21. ..... well you can't buy a Volvo estate in the UK anymore (unless you are the Police). SUVs only.
  22. @agentdr8 any chance for bespoke sourcing? really liked this idea
  23. Unfortunately I no longer have any components for these kits.
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