The Lotus Grand Tourers

Thanks for the info re JAE supplying the special shells. This is great to hear!
They do seem to be a great resource for hard to get bits.
- Jeremy

Hi Zaphod,
Just wondered - did PNM supply the +015 main shells?
- Jeremy

7-8 lbs ft
(All 6mm nuts or setscrews - manual)

Nice one Richard! Always magical to hear an engine fire up after long rebuild. Excellent!

Hi Richard, I feel your pain. Easy Outs can be a curse. Even the fluted kind you tap in never work if the broken bolt's diameter is small and well corroded. Hope you're able to chip it away or grind it out as suggested. If you get the block to a machine shop I'm sure they'll be able to sort it quick...

Just Googled and found ClubM100.com has a 2017 Factory After Sales list: (Plain) Lower. Quantity of 5 from Engine No. 20875 A907E1171F MAIN SHELL+.015"OD/STD ID (SP) £1.67 (Plain lower) B907E1171F MAIN SHELL+015"OD/-.010"ID(SP) £6.25 (Plain) Lower. Quantity of 5 from Engine No. 20875 C907E1171F MAIN...

Had a look (at the tlf 2016 list), only seem to list these +015 shells: (Plain Lower) B907E1171F Main Shell+015"OD/-.010"ID(SP) qty:154 £6.25 (?) A912E1991S MAIN SHELL+015"OD/-.010"ID qty:3 £5.74 (Plain/Notch) Rear Lower up to Engine No. 20874 A912E1997S MAIN SHELL+015"OD/-.010"ID qty:7 £4.88

Richard, have you checked the latest Factory After Sales list? There usually various odd +15 shells listed. - Jeremy Thanks for the suggestion Jeremy - do you know where I might find this? Used to be put up on the tlf forums: https://www.thelotusforums.com/forums/topic/76749-2015-lotus-aso-parts-sa...

Richard, have you checked the latest Factory After Sales list? There usually various odd +15 shells listed.
- Jeremy

What about when the ring is on the piston, does it sit back fully in it's groove without binding? You do sometimes hear of mismatched ring/piston sets. Things can appear to be quite tight before they've had a chance to bed in properly, but you need to be confident that all the clearances are within ...

I do remember being instructed way back to test the rings in the bores separately, checking the gap is correct for their whole length of travel, using the piston to push them down square.
- Jerry

Mike I have a compression test gauge and strobe you can borrow if you'd like.
- Jeremy

mkelite wrote:https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-cars/lo ... 1214962633

Advert now has some additional pics inc engine bay... bit sad though.
- Jeremy