What we used to use was 100% antifreeze and a grease gun modified to pump it.
Simple, cheap and effective.
BillM
> From: grday@btinternet.com
> To: spritenut@comcast.net; richb@u.washington.edu
> Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:52:21 +0100
> CC: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Metro
>
> Just to expand a little on what Frank says I found the following recipes for
> a Hydrolastic fluid mix:
> http://www.hydragas.co.uk/technical.html
>
> Official Recipe:
> 49% alcohol,
> 49% distilled water,
> 1 % triethanolamine phosphate
> 1% sodium mercaptobenzthiazole,
>
> Australia. The firm of H.C. Sleigh (Golden Fleece) marketed a fluid to the
> following specification:
> Alcohol 50%,
> Water 24.45%,
> Bentmazol 0.05%,
> Ethylene Glycol 3%, (Bomar)?
> 0.50%, Union Carbide
> HB5100 22% (this is a viscosity improver).
>
> Carl Blom (Sweden):
> Distilled (de-ionized) water, 33%
> regular coolant glycol 33%
> pure alcohol is a good mixture. 33%
> 1/3 of each was fine for me as the original expensive fluid was rotting the
> metal can it came in ....
>
> Charles Dundas (New Zealand):
> My recipe (basically 50:50 green glycol coolant & methylated spirits)is from
> here:
> http://austin1800.homestead.com/Page11.html
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank" <spritenut@comcast.net>
> To: "Richard Ball" <richb@u.washington.edu>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Metro
>
>
> > Richard Ball wrote:
> >> I met a guy at our local MG club meeting last night that has an right
> >> hand
> >> drive MG Metro . He said it is one of three on the west coast, and
> >> there in
> >> lies the problem. Appearantly the Metro has a hydor-something-or-other
> >> suspention and his has sprung a leak. Does anyone here know of a source
> >> of
> >> parts that he can contact?
> >>
> > A Mini guy near me has the Hydro Spastic machine to refill the system.
> > If it is hydrolastic, it is pressurized anti freeze but like 300 psi.
> > If he can make it to Jersey......
> >
> > --
> > Frank Clarici
> > Toms River, NJ
> > My own Fleet of Sprites
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