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1. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Bob D." <bobmgtd@insightbb.com>; Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 11:46:33 -0000; I'm always running into people who say they used to have an MG, but they got rid of it because they never could get the carbs adjusted right. I always ask them if they ever added oil to the carbs. Th; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00005.html (8,810 bytes)
2. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 10:14:07 +0100; As long as the excess oil drains out of the holes at the bottom of the main piston then it won't do any harm, but neither is it lubricating anything except the upper cylinders. But getting oil on the; /html/mgs/2004-06/msg00039.html (7,117 bytes)
3. carb oil (score: 1): Author: Mike Duvall <duvallcom@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 01:28:50 -0500; I too have tried a variety of oils in my carbs. My Haynes SU workshop manual says to "top up the piston damper with thin engine oil grade SAE 20w/50 until the level is .5 in above the top of the holl; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00565.html (7,827 bytes)
4. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Don Vierling" <Don.Vierling@stago-us.com>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 09:38:59 -0400; I failed to mention in my previous post that the TD owner who called Car Talk (NPR) last week didn't even know there was supposed to be oil in the carbs. (He was a relatively new owner of the car.) C; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00569.html (7,605 bytes)
5. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 07:14:24 -0700; I believe you have it the wrong way round, Mike. The thinner the oil, the leaner the mixture. The faster the piston can rise, the more air can be inhaled; the slower the piston rises, the more fuel i; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00571.html (8,847 bytes)
6. Re: carb oil (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 16:21:00 +0100; Some official info is incorrect in that it shows the level of the oil 0.5" above the top of the damper *cylinder* instead of 0.5" above the top of the damper *piston*. If you try to keep it above the; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00573.html (7,604 bytes)

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