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10.
When refitting the cover, hold the air vclve with finger or
!!~umb
in air intake
and slide on cover, locotirig the screw holes. Tighter) the four cover screws
evenly then check movement of the air
volve. Freedom of movemerlt over
the full travel
is
essential, and, when ;eleosed from uppermost positio
,
the
air valve should fall with a sharp metallic click onto the carburetter bridge.
11.
Top up damper reservoirs with the recommended oil (see Section
'0')
to
within
&
in
(6.35
mm) of top of centre rod.
12.
Unscrew the two screws which retain the temperature cornpetisator unit to
thc
main body of the carburetter and withdraw the assembly. Take ewt
:he
inner
seul from carburetter body and remove outer seal from the valve. Change
both seals and refit the assembly to
the carburetter tightening
thc
two retain-
i
ing screws evenly.
W
13.
Take off the compensator cover by removing the securing screw
qnd
check
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valve should return freely. Do not strain the bi
-
metal blade or
attempt
to
alter the
adiustment. Provided the valve
is
free, replace cover ad
flt
screws.
14.
To replace the throttle spindle seals, first take off any levers fitted
to
the
spindle ends then carefully prise out the old seals noting how they are
fi?ted.
Slide new seals along s
p
indle and press into body recess.
15.
Refl t carburetters and reset controls as described in ADJUSTING.
.
.
NOTE:
During cleaning and overhauling the carburetters the following items should
not be replaced or
adjusted:
6
Do Not Replace a. Jet assembly
b.
Air valve
c. Depression chamber cover
Do
Not Adjust a. Depression valve
b.
Temperature compensator
c.
Air
valve return spring !cadin9
Should any
of
the above items require replacing then readiust the carburet-
ten
as
described
in
ADJUSTING.
Air
Voive/Diaphmgm Ab;sembly
A
bead and
locating
tab
is
moulded to both the inner and outer radii of the diaphragm
(116
to
ensure correct
positioning
of this item. The diaphragm
is
sec4
to the air valve
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Lotus Esprit Series Specifications

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BrandLotus
ModelEsprit Series
CategoryAutomobile
LanguageEnglish

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