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Re: Carb oil and heavy duty lubrication

To: "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net>,
Subject: Re: Carb oil and heavy duty lubrication
From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:45:59 -0700 (PDT)
That's a classic! ROTFLMAO!

--- "John J. Black" <transmancat@bbnow.net> wrote:
> 
> H Guys
> While we are on this thread, I was reminded of a job
> we did some 25 years
> ago that concerned this very issue. It was on a
> Jaguar XJ6 but the same
> applies to Spits. The guy had heard all the stories
> about the oil in the
> damper reducing his fuel cost. So working on the
> principle that the thicker
> the oil the less fuel he would use he packed the
> carbs with grease, yes both
> carbs packed full!. We got the call for help when
> the car would start from
> cold and cut out after a few seconds and then would
> not run.
> One carb clean later, the car runs with no harm done
> except to his
> pocketbook and maybe some pride.
> Regards
> John J Black
> Waterloo Drivetrain Systems
> www.waterloo-dtr.com
> 
> 

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