>Just how critical is 6 month old unleaded gas/petrol in firing up old cars?
Not that critical. The fuel in my Europa is WAY older than that, and I got
ti going and drove an autocross on it last October. (In true Lotus fashion,
the driveline did not break until AFTER the timed runs.)
>Mine refuses to fire even once, and yes, there is spark.
I used just a wee bit of ether to get it to pop over. The car ran pretty
oddly for a bit. After I got it warmed up, I found myself on a deserted
stretch of road and gave it a quick Italian tune-up, and it ran well all
day.
Until the right halfshaft, which some DPO had chromed, shattered. Not bad
really, since they have held up for me since 1991. I now have some real
Lotus (not chromed, thank you) halfshafts and will have them in for
springtime fun.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.vtr2002.org
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