There was a problem with the engine, however. There was goo in the header tank of the cooling system, which really annoyed me. Surely I hadn't cocked up and the head gasket had blown already, even before I had driven on the road?
A bit of reading on the Lotus forum eased my mind. A bit. It was most likely a mismatch of coolants. Some old coolant must have remained in the system and reacted with the new coolant.
I drained the coolant and flushed with water, then ran some flush through for 20 mins and refilled with new coolant. I also had to remove the the header tank and clean the goo out of it. :-(
Today I took it to have the suspension aligned, as I had replaced the rear toe links, and 4 ball joints. On the way there the car was quite fidgety, on the way back it was very stable. Let"s see how it goes on the track next weekend.
What's left to do? New tyres; refit the rear arch liners; trim the undertray to fit the new exhaust and refit it. Then win my class at the State Sprint! Hopefully.
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