Maybe the car is just asserting it's authority! Who knows??
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Mon, 13 Mar 2000 16:35:59 -0500 "Charles D. Sorkin"
<cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com> writes:
>Paul said:
>
>>About losing oil.
>>
>>Perhaps they are being over filled and they are just going to the
>correct
>>level during use. The illustrations I have of the HS2 carbs show the
>oil
>>level about 1/2" or more down from the top of the oil chamber.
>
>But I don't overfill them (I think). The service guides recommend
>topping
>up the dashpots regularly, so the oil must go somewhere on all SU
>equipped
>engines. When the level gets too low in mine, I have difficulty with
>warm
>starts. Cold starting is no problem at all (since the mixture is rich
>due
>to the lack of dashpot oil). Pop some oil in and she'll fire up right
>away.
>
>Any suggestions would be appreciated, but the problem (more of an
>inconvenience) has not gotten better or worse. The oil generally only
>gets
>too low when I am taking someone out for a ride or stalled in front of
>my
>neigbors.
>
>Regards,
>
>Charles
>'74 Midget
>'68 Sprite
>cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com
>Bloomfield, NJ
>
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