On Thu, 17 Jul 1997, Wayne Kube wrote:
> Jay Quinn wrote:
> >
> > Yes, a motorcycle shop. Use 40 wt fork oil.
> >
> > Foams a lot less.
> >
> > Q
> >
> > At 06:06 AM 7/16/97 -0500, Mark Endicott wrote:
> > >I have been looking for some heavy weight shock oil for the rear shocks
> > >in the Midget but haven't been able to find anything above 30 wt.
> > >Anybody have a recommendation where to look?
> > >
> > >Thanks Again,
> > >
> > >Mark
> > >70 Midget
> > >Nashville
> > >
> > >
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> > Jay Quinn - Systems Engineer
> > jpquinn@cyberramp.net
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> > '62 Healey Sprite MKII HAN6L2874
The original shop manual for the MGA states if the "correct" oil
is not available to use straight 20 weight oil. My guess would be that
over the years the po's may have put a heavy weight gear oil in and that
is what you smell.
...Art
>
> Mark and Jay -
> Went through this a while back. On advice from this list, I started
> searching for 50 wt fork oil. Went to many cycle shops. Heaviest I
> could find was 30 wt. They checked their catalogs and called suppliers
> - no one professed any knowledge of anything greater than 30 wt. One
> Harley shop, when I asked for 50 wt, not knowing it was for an LBC, said
> "Why don't you just weld the forks?" So I bought the 30 wt, dismounted
> my shocks, drained and flushed them with kerosene, and refilled with the
> 30 wt. Talk about a firm ride now! I'm still evalulating, but I may
> replace (at least on the rear shocks) the oil with 20 wt. The ride is
> close to uncomfortable with the 30 wt.
> On an aside, anyone know what type of oil was originally in the
> shocks? That had to be about the worst smelling substance I have ever
> encountered!
>
> --
> Keep on keepin' on!
> (non illegitimus carborundus)
>
> Wayne Kube 1979 MGB
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