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181. Why won't my engine start? : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hello Lotus fans, I am just completing my first Lotus Elan rebuild and I can't start the engine - correction, it has started very reluctantly ...
... . The car does not have a ballast resistor. Today I heated all the ... with my blowtorch and then quickly popped them in and tried again. It coughs ...
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182. Backfiring : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 5 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi Randy, Well, look at it this way; you might not have fixed your car but you've got a heck of an interesting thread running ...
... . I had the Lucas coil and ballast resistor. Regards, Dan Wise StressCraxx ... tried to resist posting in this thread since there are opinions a-plenty, but here's ...
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183. More Electric gremlins... : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
After a few smoking wires (white) in my dash and a melted fusebox on the firewall (see previous post: Fried Ammeter) I replaced the melted ...
... side of the coil (or the ballast resistor if you have one) . ... connect that end of the wire to the end that you disconnected from the ignition ...
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184. Re-built engine won't start : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
Hi all, I have just put back the engine after ages rebuilding it. Miles Wilkins did the bottom end, QED the top end, so everything ...
... I think) . What is this ballast resistor that goes on the coil? ... had it on my original coil, but replaced it, with another and the ...
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185. Electronic Ignition...Warm misfire...another thing to check! : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
I offer my recent experiences for anyone trying to troubleshoot their car when it has a misfire ONLY when warm. My Car is equipped with ...
... out, new ignition switch, new ballast resistor etc.. pharriso I suppose the ... carried through the wire, at the terminal ends also needs to deal with flexing ...
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186. Lucas Lord of Darkness rears his ugly head : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Hi All, Had a good look at the tacho last night and it is indeed the sensing coil that is toast... It has welded itself ...
... tacho dial. When you had a ballast resistor in the system the current flowed ... the ballst resistor before the ignition coil dropping the voltage to 6Volts at the ignition ...
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187. Ignition coil still getting too hot,,, : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
Have had problems with my 1970 Elan S4, SE not starting after being warm. Will start right up first try when cold. After a trip ...
... tvacc I thought the reason for the ballast resistor was to reduce the current through ... coil and points? With lower current the points will last longer (less burning ...
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188. new ignition system but no start : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
I have replaced the following on my S130, new distributor has the anti-theft switch fitted, which works because it blows the air horn when you ...
... , initially I solved it with a ballast resistor but ultimately converted to electronic ignition ... Ignitor. Since then I have never had a problem with starting - regardless of ...
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189. 71 plus 2 rebuild : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Hello everyone, I’m a new owner who has been making extensive use of the search function here trying to get ahead in the installation of ...
... connections for the coil to support a ballast resistor. The colors should be white ... red and white/yellow. mbell Hmm.. My September 71 + 2 S130 ...
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190. Engine dies 20 secs after start : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
This has got me flummoxed! After priming the carbs so that bowls are full ( level is 41 mm below rim of the cap) the ...
... if the old original equipment coil mounted ballast resistor is still there ? One of ... gave me the symptoms you describe, it would heat up and fail, cool ...
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191. Ideal ignition coil location? : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
You have a full width radiator. I think that those that mounted the coil on the radiator support had the later S4 (narrow) radiator.
... nice and cool, along with the ballast resistor and condensor. I had it ... on the radiator mount as it seemed stupid having exposed electrical connections under the carbs ...
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192. First day w/ new Elan, starting problems : Engine / Exhaust / Cooling by LotusElan.net [Engine / Exhaust / Cooling]
Perhaps you guys can give me a hand with this one: newly acquired 69 S4 DHC in the US, with strombergs and pertronix IE/coil. Car ...
... key) nebogipfel If you have a ballast resistor fitted I would check the direct ... to the coil from the solenoid. Alan alan71 Alan Yes,the ballast resistor ...
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193. I should leave well-enough alone : Elan Discussions - Page 2 by LotusElan.net [General]
Do we have concensus? I'm sorry to belabor this... but I don't want to fry my tach or worse. This seems to be the scheme ...
... not your car is equipped with a ballast resistor. If you have one, ... should be near the coil. We're going to get this, one way or ...
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194. Hi torque motor wiring/diagrams : Electrical / Instruments by LotusElan.net [Electrical / Instruments]
Hi , I have recently bought a high torque starter motor; the plan is to fit it to my Europa Special as a trial and, ...
... terminal of the coil to bypass a ballast resistor if there is one. If ... intended for use with an external solenoid, it's fine to connect nothing to that ...
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195. Ignitor in Elan : Archive by LotusElan.net [Mailing List Archive]
David Mine is a Petronix, I am pretty sur thats the same as JAE. The reason you have to modify the tach in a Lotus ...
... . I cured it by removing the ballast resistor in series with the coil. ... coil I'm using doesn't need one and the resistor was limiting the current to the ...
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