Re: Shock Absorber Fluid (Was:Re: Dashpot Oil)

["Scott Gardner" <gardner7@pilot.infi.net>]

> Having bought my 'B with a leaking front shock, I was going to fill it
> back up and see if it was a fast leak or a slow PO.  As much as I dug
> through my Haynes, I couldn't find what sort of oil to top up the shocks
> with.  Do the veterans agree with using ATF?
> 
> Matt Kulka
> '74 B - only mildly shocking at this point.
> 
Matt, 
        Just to throw one more options in, I've been pretty happy with 
hydraulic jack oil.  I think it has the same anti-foaming as the ATF 
and power steering fluid.
Scott