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Re: Topping up Front Dampers (No GM/Ford Engine Content)

To: mgs@Autox.Team.Net, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Topping up Front Dampers (No GM/Ford Engine Content)
From: Christopher T Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 23:59:48 +0100
In-reply-to: <199801060557.VAA04990@mailtod-152.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
Reply-to: Christopher T Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
I once knew a old racing guy who said that he and his buddies used to put
STP in their lever shocks in varying proportions to stiffen the dampening
effect.  I'm not kidding...he was sort of a crazy 'Smoky Yunick' looking
kinda guy.

Anyone else ever heard of such a thing??

CTP

At 12:57 AM -0500 1/6/98, Nory wrote:
>I was taught that, when filling the dampers, you need to bounce that
>corner of the car a few times to distribute the oil (careful - it can
>slosh out), then top it off again.
>
>BTW, I used to used 20W oil.  Am now using the stuff V-B sells - NO
>significant difference.
>
>-NORY
>Don't assume that because you have found one problem, you have found the
>ONLY problem.
>
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