I've driven MG's for 30 years and I've always used 20W motor oil or ATF in
SU's. I've never had a problem (at least with carburetor dashpots).
Don Scott
At 04:00 AM 1/4/98 +0000, you wrote:
>> Wade Massengill wrote:
>> > Always use genuine carburetor oil in your dashpots. Vicky Brit and
>> > Moss have it. Cheap. Works great.
>>
>> I can't see how such a simple application as a dashpot
>> requires a dedicated and very expensive oil.
>>
>> Seems like Moss and VB just milking the ignorant.
>>
>> --
>> Trevor Boicey
>> Ottawa, Canada
>> tboicey@brit.ca
>> http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
>>
>Trev,
> Well, "Expensive" is a relative term. Sure, the cost-per-quart of
>the stuff Moss and VB sell would be outrageous, but you're not
>buying it by the quart. If, as it has been said on this list, the
>little $8 bottle will fill four empty carbs, how much would you
>really spend on dashpot oil over the life of your car? As for Moss
>and VB milking the ignorant, it's not like they're the ones producing
>the stuff. It has the SU brand name on it. Considering all the
>people out there that will happily spend $6 for a factory oil filter,
>or $4 for MG-crested lug nuts, $8 for a bottle of SU carb oil doesn't
>seem too bad.
>Scott
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