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Sorry to miss this - hosting the area meet- given that the new Meganne range is all electric presumably means there will be an electric Alpine Renault which might be an interesting car to study

Its definitely a Ford Sierra gear box - may be its a Ford Sierra clutch?

For those of you out there who run from any distance to long distance from slow to fast let us know what your Couch to 5, 10 K, 20 K, 40K, 50K and 100 K and Super Ultra plans are for 2021/2022 so we that we can keep Mo Steer, our ever young Charity supremo and long term Club Member, updated on fund raising opportunities. There are several marathons and half marathons that will definitely be running this year and I know where and when they are and would love to put a Blat Run Team together. You can park safely too. It's the lowest cost way to reduce the weight of your car. Send us an e-mail if you are remotely tempted and I will see what I can do to persuade you. events@lotus7.club or give me a call Geoff Varrall 07710 020 040

We’re all going on a Summer Holiday And a spring break too Planning your holidays?…. browsing the brochures? Bet you are. Sooner go out in the Seven? Of course you would, and you can with the help of the new events team. Plan your day out, mini break or week away round one of the fabulous events that are taking shape Including our five ticketed events The London Classic Car Show April 16-18 2021 Tickets and Dates 2021 (seetickets.com. discount code Lotus7) https://lccs.seetickets.com/tour/the-london-classic-car-show?offercode=LOTUS7 Donington Historic - 1st & 2nd May 2021 - 50% Off Club Tickets | Lotus Seven Club (lotus7.club) https://www.lotus7.club/membership/special-offers-members/thruxton-historic-12th-13th-june-2021-50-club-tickets Silverstone Classic - 30th July to 1st August (provisional dates) - Club Tickets | Lotus Seven Club (lotus7.club) And Castle Combe October 2 Or one of the free events organized by your hard working dedicated Area Reps…. dates in the diary for July 4 Sevens on the Seafront Southend July 14 Bouley Bay Hill Climb Jersey September 1 Fish and Chips in Seaton (why go to Sardinia when you can go to Seaton instead?) September 18 Tafia Fish and Chips Run South Wales And many more in the making- watch this space More suggestions of where we should go or what we should do or want to find out more? Join us on any Wednesday on our Sevens at Six Zoom call https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85852592325?pwd=RXRJdUtEZnRRTnpWQ3RvZFRaU2NUdz09 With all best regards from the Events Team events@lotus7.club 07710 020 040

Thanks all - yes i definitely have had an air lock problem so that's a possibility I like the idea of a switch

I live perilously close to London's Ultra Low Emission Zone and within the Low Emission Zone This is London specific but a lot of cities and towns are moving to congestion zone charging based on emissions But also there is a mandatory requirement to turn off your engine after a minute of idling It took me two hours to drive from Twickenham to Wembley the other night on the way to our monthly meet at the Ace- there was no way my Banner battery was going to cope with that kind of stop start cycle Instead i came to a rolling boil just as i finally arrived at the Hanger Lane Gyratory system So two questions How do i check that my electric fan is working? I have a feeling it was just the heater with the fan turned on that kept me from doing serious mischief to the engine But also is there any plausible way to do stop start in a Caterham? Would a Lithium battery be better or worse? Auto stop start cars generally have bigger batteries but that introduces a weight issue where Lithium helps but the existing offers seem to be the same capacity for less weight rather than more capacity for the same weight And will the starter motor cope? PS I have a 1600 VX 8 valve so no cat but at least it produces less heat than most other engines

Thanks - yes definitely the next thing to try

Does anyone have any ideas on why I have a lowish oil pressure reading on my 2001 VX1600 It's the 8 valve and as far as i know is the old cavalier engine with added carburetors though mine is actually sourced from Holden in Australia It looks from the below as if it might be a rubber seal on the oil pick up pipe? The Insignia is well known for suffering from low oil pressure caused by a rubber seal on the oil pick up pipe going hard, which results in reduced oil flow. Usually starts with the odd warning from cold but can quickly progress to a scrap engine if the main crank bearing journals spin as the crank seizes up. And I have a small oil leak as well which might be the same problem? It never gets into the red zone- it has been like that since i bought the car two years ago, oil is the recommended synthetic and I changed it last year Starts high and goes lower Goes up when I increase the revs Could be the sender? No dangerous noises