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BJ8 Drivers Handbook, pg.33, states to "top up within 1/2" (13mm) from=
=0Athe top of the hollow piston rod with oil"=0AI always shine a light d=
own the hole, add oil to just at the top of=0Athe "hollow piston rod" an=
d leave it at that. If you see two spots of=0Aoil on the inner bonnet li=
d-you've added too much oil. Hank, healey=0Ahelper.com=0A=0A=09---------=
--------------------------------From: "Michael Salter via=0AHealeys" =0A=
To: "Bob Spidell"=0ACc: "healeys@autox.team.net"=0ASent: Thursday June 1=
7 2021 10:29:46AM=0ASubject: Re: [Healeys] HD8 Su's=0A=0A Actually Bob e=
ven that is too much ... resistance just before the cap=0Areaches the th=
reads is sufficient. At that level I find that the oil=0Anever goes away=
. =0A=0A On Thu., Jun. 17, 2021, 10:34 a.m. Bob Spidell, wrote:=0A My=
observation as well. I fill them until you feel resistance when=0Athe c=
ap is about a half inch from the top of the carb.=0A=0AOn 6/16/2021 10:4=
7 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:=0A Roger - =0A you don't need t=
hat much oil in the HD8 pistons for this to work=0Acorrectly. HD8s throw=
all excess oil out the vent... so if you are=0Aoverfilling it will all=
go out anyway. =0A The main thing to check is to take the dampers out a=
nd slide them=0Aback in with the shaft straight up, and if you feel resi=
stance toward=0Athe bottom.... you don't need to refill. I suspect you a=
re=0Aoverthinking it. I used to think HD8s use too much oil until I=0Are=
alised they don't need all that much to work correctly. =0A Cheers, =0A=
Alan =0A On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 12:59 AM Roger Grace via Healeys wro=
te:=0A Ok have spoken to Joe who was most helpful.=0A We did some meas=
urements together over the phone and established that=0Amy dampers are c=
orrect. He says that he has encountered this before=0Abut not sure of th=
e reason.=0A Suggests that I run the dashpots dry then start again. In m=
eantime he=0Awill do more research. rg=0A=0A ___________________________=
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<html><body>BJ8 Drivers Handbook, pg.33, states to "top up within 1/2" (=
13mm) from the top of the hollow piston rod with oil"<div><br></div><div=
>I always shine a light down the hole, add oil to just at the top of the=
"hollow piston rod" and leave it at that. If you see two spots of=
oil on the inner bonnet lid-you've added too much oil. Hank, heal=
ey helper.com<br><br><div class=3D"reply-new-signature"></div><p>-------=
----------------------------------</p>From: "Michael Salter via Healeys"=
<healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Bob Spidell"<br>Cc: "healeys@autox.tea=
m.net"<br>Sent: Thursday June 17 2021 10:29:46AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healey=
s] HD8 Su's<br><br>=0A<div>Actually Bob even that is too much ... resist=
ance=0Ajust before the cap reaches the threads is sufficient. At=
=0Athat level I find that the oil never goes away.=0A<div><br></div>=0A<=
div><br></div>=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div dir=3D"=
ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu., Jun. 17, 2021, 10:34=0Aa.m. Bob Spide=
ll, <<a>bspidell@comcast.net</a>>=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc s=
olid;padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div>My observation as well. I fill them unti=
l you feel resistance=0Awhen the cap is about a half inch from the top o=
f the carb.<br><br><br><div>On 6/16/2021 10:47 PM, Alan Seigrist via Hea=
leys=0Awrote:<br></div>=0A<blockquote>=0A<div dir=3D"ltr">=0A<div dir=3D=
"ltr">Roger -=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>you don't need that much oil in t=
he HD8 pistons for this to=0Awork correctly. HD8s throw all excess=
oil out the vent... so=0Aif you are overfilling it will all go out anyw=
ay.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>The main thing to check is to take th=
e dampers out and slide=0Athem back in with the shaft straight up, and i=
f you feel resistance=0Atoward the bottom.... you don't need to refill.&=
nbsp; I suspect you=0Aare overthinking it. I used to think HD8s us=
e too much oil=0Auntil I realised they don't need all that much to work=
=0Acorrectly.</div>=0A<div><br></div>=0A<div>Cheers,</div>=0A<div><br></=
div>=0A<div>Alan</div>=0A</div>=0A<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=0A<div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 12:59 AM=0ARog=
er Grace via Healeys <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>=0Awrote:<br><=
/div>=0A<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px .8=
ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">=0A<div dir=
=3D"ltr">=0A<div>Ok have spoken to Joe who was most helpful.<br></div>=
=0A<div>We did some measurements together over the phone and=0Aestablish=
ed that my dampers are correct.</div>=0A<div>He says that he has encount=
ered this before but not sure of=0Athe reason.<br></div>=0A<div>Suggests=
that I run the dashpots dry then start again.</div>=0A<div>In meantime=
he will do more research.</div>=0A<div>rg<br></div>=0A</div>=0A<div>=0A=
<br></div>=0A</blockquote>=0A</div>=0A</div>=0A<br></blockquote>=0A<br><=
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