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Re: dashpot oil with a twist?

To: "Philip Haldeman" <haldeman@accessone.com>
Subject: Re: dashpot oil with a twist?
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical-iwnet@lineone.net>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 21:19:44 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "List Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <000001bf6b86$f4910e40$56812bd1@philipha>
Philip
Don't worry about the valves it should take a lot more than this to born
valves, tight tappet clearances, however you will need to watch that oil as
it will disappear PDQ.

Graham.

----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Haldeman <haldeman@accessone.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: <fergie@ntplx.net>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: dashpot oil with a twist?


>
> Michael Ferguson reports:
>
> >Phil, the three machine screw that hold the dashpot covers on the carbs
> >are all you have to remove. Then, just lift the covers off, remove the
> brass
> >hex-heads and pour the old fluid out. Simple, and no need to suck it out.
>
> Simpler than I thought, I guess.  But the job's done.  The cheapo auto
> parts store had a "fluid lubricant pump" (Valvoline part #818)---just a
> little plastic hand pump for $3.99 with a clear plastic tube of the exact
> diameter needed.  And it did suck the oil right out.  I replaced it with
> 30-W Castrol, and am happy to report the car is running better than ever.
> Noticably smoother and with better acceleration.
>
> Bad news is, I found that the front dashpot was entirely empty, so I've
> apparently been running around with one full, and one empty dashpot for
> about the last 500 miles.  May I hope I haven't burned any valves?  It
does
> take more than this, doesn't it, to burn valves?  The jets themselves were
> set correctly at the tune up last May.
>
> Phil Haldeman
> haldeman@accessone.com
>
>
>


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