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Re: [Spridgets] Dash pot refill

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Dash pot refill
From: Kitterer Bob <bkitterer@me.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2011 20:07:25 -0700
What oil are you using?  Light weight (5-10 wt) will get pulled out faster than 
30 wt that they were designed to use.

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise) - in storage
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes - in storage

On May 28, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Michael Rowe wrote:

> It happened again, at least the third time, maybe more:  My engine suddenly 
>started missing pretty severely and erratically.  The dash pots were nearly 
>empty (it happens every 800 miles or so), and refilling them stopped the 
>missing.  Yet I have read that racers often run with them empty.  What is 
>happening here?
> 
> Michael Rowe
> '74 Bugeyed Midget
> '60 Sprite kit
> Long Island, NY
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