Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual page 413

SECTION LD
See Fuel System Precautions LD
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Use a cloth to absorb the small amount of pressurised fuel released when
the warm up regulator feed pipe
i s
gradually slackened from the distributor.
Release a l l other fuel pipe connections to the fuel distributor taking a l l
precautions necessary to minimise fire hazard
.
Release the three screws securing the distributor to the a i r flow sensor
body and remove distributor taking care that the control valve does not
drop out.
Dis trib
Fixing
Screws
Remove the plunger
-
under certain conditions, i n order to do this i t may
be necessary to blow compressed air against the plunger through the control
-
pressure connection hole. Hold the plunger with your hand while doing this.
Clean the plunger thoroughly with petrol.
If the plunger s t i l l does
not move freely, replace the fuel distributor.
Refit the 'fuel distributor using a new sealing ring between distributor
and alrflow sensor body. Tighten the three fixing screws to
0.32
-
0.38
kgf .m
(2.3
-
2.7
lbf.
ft
.).
Refit fuel pipes to distributor using
new sealing washers and tightening
M8
bolts to
8.3
kgf. m
(7 Ibf.
ft
.),
MlO
bolts to
2.0
kgf .m
(15
lbf.
ft
.).
Carry out the mixture setting up procedure described i n LD
23
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