Cleaning The Fuel System; General Description - Lotus Esprit Series Workshop Manual

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The fuel system tanks are situated i n the rear comportment, one each side of the
engine under the floor ponelling.
tanks and access holes, covered by large rubber bungs, are reached from under the car.
Two flush fitting filler caps are situated on the rear quarter panels;
are connected to the tank by rubber hoses retained with clips. A fuel gouge sender
unit i s fitted i n the tap of the ri g ht-hand tank and the tanks are cou p led via a con-
nectin g pipe to bottorn of each tank.
European cars and via an evaparative loss system on Federal vehicles.
lncorpomted i n the fuel line of some vehicles i s a filter/flowback valve, which w i l l
switch off the petrol when the ignition i s switched off. An incident, such
collision,
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TECHNICAL DATA or the paragraphs relating to the carburetters i n this section.
The air cleaner
sandwiched between the two halves of the airbax.
Remove the air cleaner ond c i w n (or replace)?).
2 .
Disconnect the fuel supply pipe to the carburetters and the filter/flowback
valve. Make sure the flexible fuel supply pipe from the pump does not fall
and allow the fuel to droiri from the tanks.
3 .
Replace the filter/flawlack valve
1 .
Remove the screws retaining the iet cover and gasket on each of the
carburetters.
Remove the main and idling jet asserriblies and blow the jets through using
an air line.
i s sensed by the inertia switch which when operated w i l l need resetting.
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Recesses rnoulded into the body accommodate the
Ventilation of the tanks i s via the filler caps on
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A
flexible hose connects the
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necessary.
the filler necks
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