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Re: Dashpot Oil

To: Nina Barton <ninab@scoresheet.com>,
Subject: Re: Dashpot Oil
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 1998 22:09:28 -0500
Nina Barton wrote:
> Has anyone ever tried 3-in-one motor oil SAE 20?  It's available at most
> auto parts stores for less than $2.50.  A friend of mine uses it in his MGB
> dashpots and I was wondering what lister's consensus was.

  I used it before I realized how fast it was leaking and
how fast I could finish a can.

  It worked fine.

  For dashpot use, straight 20w and 20w50 should be identical,
since the temperature range is limited.

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Trevor Boicey
Ottawa, Canada
tboicey@brit.ca
http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/

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