Just don't try WD40, as a teen I thought it would give me faster throttle
response based on my just enough to be dangerous understanding of how the
carbs worked (why delay more air, lets get it NOW!)
Greg Lemon
Older a slightly wiser
54 BN1
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
To: "tom felts" <tomfelts@earthlink.net>
Cc: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>; "JustBrits_com"
<justbrits@comcast.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: front carb damper
> 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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