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Lotus Esprit Series User Manual

Lotus Esprit Series
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TECPIINIICAL
DATA
Page
10
Needle
Spring colour
Damper
Oil
Fast Idle Setting
B.I.D.K.
Blue
Engine Oil
2.16/2.41 mm (.085/.095 in)
Between starter cam and screw head in
"
off
"
position
IGNITION SYSTEM
Type Coil and distributor
Number 1 cylinder nearest to water pump
Ignition advance control fully automatic
Ignition timing:
With engine number prefix letters CC, CD
Eurooean soec. with
Dellorto Carburettors
-
Nominal static 7O BTDC
Noadvance up to
1000r.p.m. Full
advance
is
at a nominal 2500 engine r.p.m.
Set distributor to give 25' BTDC ignition
timing at between 3.500 and 4.000
r.p.m.
This will givean idle r.p.m. figure
-0
.
-0
m-*,-
,
berween
I
-
I
I
D
I
UL
oecaure of disrriburor
tolerances.
North American Spec. with Zenith
-
CD Carburettors
.
.
G
-
Static
ign.
timing 8' BTUC
at idle (950-1000 r.p.m.) 0' (TDC)
Coil (type) Lucas 45232E
Spark plug
-
Type European Spec. NGK
-
BP6ES
North American NGK
-
BPSES
-
Gap .584 mm (.023 in)
DISTRIBUTOR
European specification with engine number prefix letters CC, CD.
,
::
:
,
-,
..'
..
,
,.
Type
Lucas 4304 or Lucas 25D4
Despatch No'
41
623 or 41584 (MC capsule not used)
Advance characteristic:
No
odvance up to 1OOO erigirie r.p.m.
Full advance of 16'
(Crankshaft)
at
Cont'd
a
ESPRIT
Issue
M178

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Lotus Esprit Series Specifications

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BrandLotus
ModelEsprit Series
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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