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Best dashpot oil?

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Subject: Best dashpot oil?
From: Tony Rhodes <ARhodes@compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1998 22:12:28 -0400
I am wondering what the best oil is for the SU dashpot.  The owners
manual indocates 20 wt in the winter and 30wt in the summer.  Since
I don't have such stuff lying around, what is the best.  I have heard
that ATF oil is good, but what is its equivalent weight?  I have also
heard of Marver\l Mystery Oil, (it is a mystery to me what it is good for)
but I think it is just AFT oil. 

Since the oil never gets particularly hot, maybe it would be ok to
use 20W year round.

I have also heard of the trial & error method of adjusting the dashpot oil
to
give the best hard acceleration without running over rich (thicker oil =
more rich
when opening the throttle).

What is the consensus of the list?

-Tony
ARhodes@compuserve.com

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