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Re: Shock Oil

To: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
Subject: Re: Shock Oil
From: John Walker <john@rmartin.net>
Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1999 11:54:16 -0700
I was told by a local shop that Motorcycle "Fork Oil" 
is the same type of hydraulic fluid used by Armstrong.
However, I have not tried it.
Can anybody on the list confirm this?

-JW

At 01:42 PM 10/5/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I'd be willing to bet this question gets asked here a few times a year,
>but I haven't been subscribed long enought to have seen it.
>
>None of the shocks on the Victor are visibly leaking, but the rear ones
>seem to not be doing much. I used to refill the shockers on the racing
>MGA about once a season. So many years have passed since then, I thought
>I would request the current wisdom on these. The shocks on the Victor
>are standard MGB. What oil should I top them up with?
>
>The local shops don't have the Armstrong oil, so I wondered if there is
>a suitable substitute. Any ideas?
>
>-Rock
>-- 
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>
>

        John Walker
     john@rmartin.net
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