Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 250

SECTION EMD
Using a s t r o b o s c o p e , c h e c k / a d j u s t t h e i g n i t i o n t i m i n g
t o 1 0 " BTDC a t h o t i d l e . Timing marks a r e p r o v i d e d on
t h e f l y w h e e l r i m , w i t h a n a p e r t u r e a n d p o i n t e r i n t h e
t o p o f t h e c l u t c h h o u s i n g , a d j u a c e n t t o t h e
s t a r t e r
motor.
P u l l o u t t h e p r o t e c t i v e grommet, and r e f i t a f t e r a d j u s t m e n t .
Clutch Hous
Aperture
To c h e c k t h e c e n t r i f u g a l a d v a n c e o p e r a t i o n , f i r s t d i s c o n n e c t
and p l u g , o r clamp o f f t h e vacuum h o s e between d i s t r i b u t o r
c a p s u l e and T.I.V.
Check c e n t r i f u g a l a d v a n c e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s a r e a s f o l l o w s :
c r a n k
r D m
Below 1 , 0 0 0
2,000
c r a n k
"
( + 2 " )
n i l
8 "
1 6 "
(max)
iii) Check/Ad j u s t I d l e Speed
S t a r t e n g i n e and r u n up t o normal o p e r a t i n g t e m p e r a t u r e s .
Check t h a t t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g ( i f f i t t e d ) i s s w i t c h e d
o f f .
A d j u s t i d l e s p e e d , a t t h e s t o p screw, on t h e f r o n t o f t h e
r e a r c a r b u r e t t o r , t o 950
+
5 0 rpm.
S t o p e n g i n e .