Jack, you know its time to add more oil to the steering box when it stops
dripping on the garage floor. A lot of people switch to grease.
The dashpot oil slows the rate of rise of the piston, giving a rich mixture
when you stomp the accelerator pedal. I use 30w oil in mine.
10:09 PM 11/23/96 EST, you wrote:
>As I await the arrival of an owners manual, I am reading in the Haynes
>manual about checking the level of lubricant in the gearbox. I know it
>gets filled via the rubber plug hole up a ways on the streering column,
>but how do you check the level?
>
>Also, what is the function of the oil in the dashpot in the top of the
>Carbs? A dashpot dampens something, but what?
>
>BTW, I found Hypoid gear lube, GL4 ( no mention of GL5 on the label at
>all) at PEP boys, an automotive discounter in the East. It is Sta-Lube
>API/GL-4 Multi-Purpose Hypoid Gear Lube, SAE 85W-90.
>
>Thanks in advance for you assistance.
>
>Jack Brooks
>Hillsdale, New Jersey
>1960 TR3-A TS69032L
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