Yep - Lotus probably could stand for "Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious"
The cracked exhaust manifold problem I had on the 4 cylinder engine was virtually impossible to deal with with the engine in situ
Time to get the screwdrivers out and start taking
ancillaries off
The 910 is a great engine for a 4 cylinder but with
it catnted over at 45 degrees I can't help visualising another
bank of cylinders on the right...
Here's a photo of me back quite a few years ago after removing the orginal engine from the Esprit
The manifold was so overheated, that I had to cut it off with a grinder
Here's a photo from 2001, with the old 4 cylinder engine behind
the Esprit, just before being collected in part exchange for the
new V8 unit
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