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Re: front carb damper

To: tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: front carb damper
From: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 21:13:40 +0800
Multi wieght will give you worse gas mileage and slower acceleration (slightly).

On 6/3/05, tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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