- 1. Re: Elan reliability (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 18:54:33 -0400
- the.... My experience: Heater/defroster are better than expected. Wipers not too effective. (This is on an S3 Coupe). Shoe size (width, actually) may be the biggest issue. Not much space around the
- /html/chapman-era/1998-07/msg00015.html (7,227 bytes)
- 2. Elan ignition (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 10:25:17 -0400
- With encouragement from folks on this list, I rebuilt the Webers on my '67 S3 Elan & it no longer is running too rich. (Put main jets & needles/seats back to stock sizes & fixed a leaking choke.) The
- /html/chapman-era/1998-06/msg00028.html (8,455 bytes)
- 3. Elan advice/opinions (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 19:59:08 -0400
- My 1967 S3 has been running very rich since I bought it last October, with an occasional backfire & frequent spitting through the intake. Yesterday, I tried to lean it out using the mixture adjustmen
- /html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00000.html (7,444 bytes)
- 4. Working on Webers follow-up (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 09:46:45 -0400
- Thanks to everyone who responded. For the record, I received 4 well thought out responses and everyone agreed that the carbs are relatively easy to work on. John Coelho
- /html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00009.html (6,553 bytes)
- 5. Rebuilding Webers - More Info (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 18:47:40 -0400
- This is in response to a request that I summarize and post the responses I received regarding rebuilding the Weber carbs on my 1967 S3. The problem is backfiring and spitting through the intake. The
- /html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00011.html (7,780 bytes)
- 6. Re: Hart twink valve sizes (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 09:47:52 -0400
- Erik, according to the Dave Bean catalog, the Hart 416B used those sizes and the later "big valve 416B" Hart used 1.69" and 1.44" valves. John C --
- /html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00029.html (7,447 bytes)
- 7. Re: Chassis numbers (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 22:25:09 -0400
- According to my shop manual, suffix 'M' is an export +2 S version and suffix 'N' is an export "Federal" (US) +2 S version. The first four characters are indeed year and month, with the next two chara
- /html/chapman-era/1998-05/msg00056.html (7,044 bytes)
- 8. Re: 7 list, Erik Berg's Comments (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 23:16:36 -0500
- I'm interested in technical discussion related to virtually any Chapman era Lotuses & related cars. I'd like to see the "hero" war stories of the "There I was, in a four wheel drift in the 7-11 parki
- /html/chapman-era/1998-04/msg00013.html (7,286 bytes)
- 9. Re: 7 list, hero stories (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Sat, 4 Apr 1998 10:57:25 -0500
- hero of driver (Slalom course? In Maine? Up here, a slalom is a place ladies go to git their hair done. Ayup.) Re the prescription: Point taken. A lot of my cars seem to spend most of the time on jac
- /html/chapman-era/1998-04/msg00018.html (7,329 bytes)
- 10. New list member (Chapman-era) (score: 1)
- Author: "John Coelho" <jcoelho@ct1.net>
- Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 22:22:19 -0500
- Hi - I'm a new Chapman-era list member. Name is John Coelho & I live in Moody, Maine. I bought a 1967 Elan Coupe (S3) last October, a car I've wanted since I first saw the roadster back in the mid-si
- /html/chapman-era/1998-03/msg00034.html (7,400 bytes)
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