Alright... quickly lessen in oil logistics...
detergent oils go in your crankcase
hypoids in heavy gear systems
zero detergent seal swellers go in high
compression systems
Fork oil is fine. 10-15w is about equiv. to orig. stock
Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com (new layout)
-----Original Message-----
From: Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com <Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com>
To: mvheim@studiolimage.com <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, June 16, 2000 6:31 AM
Subject: RE: Fluid for Lever Shocks - bit off topic
Good point, now I don't know if the recommended fork fluid can be mixed with
the stuff which currently is present in the shocks....
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Hans
-----Original Message-----
From: Max Heim [mailto:mvheim@studiolimage.com]
Sent: donderdag 15 juni 2000 19:40
Cc: MG List
Subject: Re: Fluid for Lever Shocks - bit off topic
That second sentence is exactly what I have heard, also: once the level
has been depleted due to neglect, the rate of leakage becomes greater due
to seal shrinkage and/or wear.
This corresponds to my (limited) experience: the shock fluid levels were
low due to DPO neglect; when topped up, they leaked like crazy, leading
to their eviction (in favor of tube shocks, in this case. Were I to do it
again, I might try a different approach).
Bob Howard had this to say:
> Peter C has written that a trace of a leak (recall that in the manual
>we are told to top off the fluid every 12M miles) causes the seals to
>work. One would suppose that if the shocks were low on fluid for a long
>time, the lack of fluid and its lubrication would cause the seals, the
>bodies and the shafts to wear, thus increasing the rate of leak from the
>"controlled" leak to an uncontrolled leak.
>
>Bob
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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