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.
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> > [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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