Caesar

Hmmmm Hope you are right with the 23 / 24 as I am at Dunsfold this weekend and hope to be going forwards and sideways but not backwards! CoSwoRth it!

Thanks James, this is the sort of service we need. Recent postings have suggested that CC didn't really care about these problems. Although I know this not to be true, it has left a bit of a cloud over some owners. A posting like this is all it needs to restore confidence and show concern. Blatchat is a useful tool for this but what about those owners who do not see these pages? In the past you have mailed out technical updates; will you be doing the same with this? Regards, david CoSwoRth it!

Thanks fatcat, I reckon I can get something made that looks a bit better than that! Jack flash, I thought I would have the exhaust vent in the equivalent position as the air to tbs but further back simply for aesthetics! CoSwoRth it!

fatcat, if it not too much trouble that would be great! CoSwoRth it!

Thanks guys! The fluke CF jobbies are £180 each! I will talk to CC but I was under the impression that the race CSRs simply had cutouts in the bonnet rather than scoops. CoSwoRth it!

I want to get a couple of vents put in my bonnet. One to feed the throttle bodies with some nice fresh air and the other on the opposites side, facing rearwards, to get some heat out. I would really like the type that look like an ice cream cone cut in half (!). Any suggestions either for an ally fabricator / panel beater in the south london / surrey area or, some pre-made ones I can fit. Thanks in advance . . . CoSwoRth it!

Sonicsaab, interesting what you say about "aint harf a jerk on the box when the Ausi animal creeps in!!! Suppose it would focus CC on the problem if a prop shaft or something alike breaks as a result". I am starting to get som real slack on the propshaft UJs. If I take it out of gear and coast it 'thuds' at every 360 degrees and if I feed the clutch in there is a real clunk as it takes up the drive. I wonder if this is perhaps a result of the drivetrain shunt as it was not there 1,000 miles ago. I want to keep these comments coming so I can talk again to CC. CoSwoRth it!

So right, Brent. Can I compile these blatchats and send them to CC ?? CoSwoRth it!

Hi Robin, I just find it unacceptable that a well established, good engineering firm like CC seem to be rather unconcerned with what is patently a problem. I am going to post another subject on BLATCHAT to see if anyone who bought a CSR is happy with it. here goes . . . . CoSwoRth it!

Robin, I quote from you "CC have told me that there is no fix for the CSR 200 problem". So two things, 1. they know there is a problem and 2. they are not able to fix it. Not good enough. The fuel pressure regulator is a red herring, however, if it is the wrong way round CC should fix it as they installed it, not the builder. CoSwoRth it!

I would like to see any other comments with particular regard to the CSR mapping problem (for that is what I am sure it is). I then intend compiling these and sending the bundle to Mr. Ali just in case he doesnt read this forum, although I do not believe he has not had this very important subject brought to his attention so assume he hopes we will all go away or 'learn to live with it'. I am certainly going to do neither. CoSwoRth it!

Come on, hand (cuffs) up, Whose is it ?? CoSwoRth it!

I might be completely wrong but, since Cosworth tuned this engine specifically for Caterham there MUST be a map for the 260 and a different one for the 200 that they (cosworth) use in their development. Or, is it necessary for each individual engine to be mapped? I think not unless you want to extract max power. There, therefore, must be a proper generic map for a Cosworth built / tuned lump that we have. I repeat my earlier observation in that I cannot believe Caterham deliver factory built cars with this problem: there is no way that some one paying the blunt end of £40k would accept it, so, what are they doing to theirs? CoSwoRth it! Edited by - Caesar on 30 Jun 2007 14:30:23 Edited by - Caesar on 30 Jun 2007 14:31:05

slightly worried about 'sellers other items'here CoSwoRth it!

Hi Dizz, I am sorry to hear you have this problem but, in a strange way, pleased. It rather goes to prove that I was not making a fuss or that I could not drive. You will see various suggestions including ankle training. The real truth, I suspect, is that it still has not been fixed. Mine went back to CC for a 500mile service and they fitted a tougher throttle return spring. It made little difference. What you will find is that you will get used to it and think it has gone away, it hasn't and there is no reason for you to accept it. I judder a lot less now but I still do it. I am reasonably adept at controlling a car but to assure myself it was not me I got a neighbour who races a Lola to try it. He got out after 100 yards! He could not control it at all, exactly as I was when I first got mine. It is really bothering me as SWMBO is a co-driver and she finds it undrivable thus preventing us sharing driving. I now feel it is most likely a mapping issue but there was someone who changed the throttle pedal but it was not on a CSR. Aparantly it cured it so can we hope CC will issue a recall for a new pedal? When I was there I was left in no doubt that CC were very aware of the problem: they must be as they could not deliver a factory built one like that. I urge you not to "get used to it", pressure CC for a resolution and, please, post here any results that you get. I am certainly not going to live with mine like this for ever. Was this, perhaps, why the previous owner sold it? (if you are anywhere near Caterham, where I live, I would be happy to meet up anytime and discuss my experiences with other, mostly resolved, niggles) CoSwoRth it!

Not wishing to jump in on the back of an earlier posting from Clive, I have waited until it seems they are sold. I have a pair exactly as pictured, absolutely as new (500 miles), with runners and in poly bags. BUT, they are the slightly wider ones for a SV body and will NOT fit the slimline model! Price? Say £450 collected from Caterham area CoSwoRth it!

Now that's really nice, Tony! Can you let me know the supplier please and, are the mirror fitments part of the assembly? CoSwoRth it!

do 'they' make one? CoSwoRth it!

It is I ! I am hoping to pay a visit to Arch before too long and will report back CoSwoRth it!

Adam, surely this would affect all gears not just the low ones. It seems quit an inherrent fault! CoSwoRth it!

RWHomer, cannot see these on the for sale area but would like first refusal depending on price. david

Hi Stuart. It might be easier if I gave you a ring sometime, let me have your number Regards, david CoSwoRth it!

Thanks! Mick, box is centered and not touching. it does have oil(!) but i doubt if I stuck a couple of pounds of butter it would make any difference! sonicsaab, I have new dash but I insulated all around the g/box area and then covered the insulation with aluminium sheet before fitting so heat build up is not that much of a problem. (I also cut away half of the plate where the gearbox nose ends and the propshaft goes through thus letting the hot air out. Also, removed plate under propshaft for same reason). So far carpet is where it is meant to be! But box sounds terrible!! Mechanical things are not meant to sound like that!! CoSwoRth it!

Just taken my CSR to France for "shakedown". It only has 1,000 miles and there are some issues still to sort. But, the gearbox sounds like a tin box of spanners especially in second and third and on an overrun when torque is off. Oh, and if I coast down a slight hill at about 10mph there is a regular 'clonking' that sounds like the rear UJ on the propshaft. Is it just mine? CoSwoRth it!

Going up and down rather than forward on the Kenley Humps! CoSwoRth it!