[Spridgets] MG Metro

[GUY DAY]

Just to expand a little on what Frank says I found the following recipes for 
a Hydrolastic fluid mix:
http://www.hydragas.co.uk/technical.html

Official Recipe:
 49% alcohol,
49% distilled water,
1 % triethanolamine phosphate
1% sodium mercaptobenzthiazole,

Australia. The firm of H.C. Sleigh (Golden Fleece) marketed a fluid to the 
following specification:
Alcohol 50%,
Water 24.45%,
Bentmazol 0.05%,
Ethylene Glycol 3%, (Bomar)?
0.50%, Union Carbide
HB5100 22% (this is a viscosity improver).

Carl Blom (Sweden):
Distilled (de-ionized) water,  33%
regular coolant glycol  33%
pure alcohol is a good mixture.  33%
1/3 of each was fine for me as the original expensive fluid was rotting the 
metal can it came in ....

Charles Dundas (New Zealand):
My recipe (basically 50:50 green glycol coolant & methylated spirits)is from 
here:
http://austin1800.homestead.com/Page11.html








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <spritenut at comcast.net>
To: "Richard Ball" <richb at u.washington.edu>
Cc: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 3:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] MG Metro


> Richard Ball wrote:
>> I met a guy at our local MG club meeting last night that has an right 
>> hand
>> drive MG Metro .  He said it is one of three on the west coast,  and 
>> there in
>> lies the problem.  Appearantly the Metro has a hydor-something-or-other
>> suspention and his has sprung a leak.  Does anyone here know of a source 
>> of
>> parts that he can contact?
>>
> A Mini guy near me has the Hydro Spastic machine to refill the system.
> If it is hydrolastic, it is pressurized anti freeze but like 300 psi.
> If he can make it to Jersey......
>
> -- 
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
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