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Re: front carb damper

To: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>,
Subject: Re: front carb damper
From: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 08:05:04 -0400
ATF, 3 in 1, 10W, 20W, multi weight----I've used all these and have seen no
difference at all.




> [Original Message]
> From: davidwjones <davidwjones@cox.net>
> To: JustBrits_com <justbrits@comcast.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 6/3/05 1:18:02 AM
> Subject: Re: front carb damper
>
> 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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