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Re: front carb damper

To: "JustBrits_com" <justbrits@comcast.net>, <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: front carb damper
From: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 01:17:38 -0400
Before restoring my car, I used to use whatever nearly empty oil bottles I had
on hand, to dribble the dampers full, and never had a problem......    Of
course, now that it's restored,....I'm much more sophisticated.....
Dave J.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: JustBrits_com
  To: healeys@autox.team.net
  Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 12:27 AM
  Subject: Re: front carb damper


  Gee Alan;

  <<Don't use multi wieghts in the dampers...>>

  I have been using Castrol GTX 20W50 in Hortense for over TWO decades!!
  Serviced a couple HUNDRED cars with both SU and Z/S and used same.

  Guess I'm wrong, huh??

  Ed
  '63 BJ-7 (Hortense THE Healey)
  '70 El Camino (Blackie) [daily driver]
  '70 El Camino (er, un-named<F>) [daily driver & featured on my web site]
  '73 Black Tulip MGB (Murial)
  '04 Malibu Maxx (Silivia) [wife's but GREAT (ugh?) vehicle]
  Founding Member & Delegate, ILLINI Chapter - AHCA (25+ years)
  Member & Tech person, AHCUSA
  Member of far to many othe LBC Clubs to List
  Member, NECOA (El Caminos)

  PS:  Oh yeah, and only a tad over 80,000 MILES on Hortense.  Rats, I HATE
it
  when I'm wrong!!
  PPS:  LMAO




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