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Re: Dashpot oil & MG songs

To: Simon Bosworth <simon@hpi50.dsddhc.com>
Subject: Re: Dashpot oil & MG songs
From: Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
Date: Sat, 03 Jan 1998 14:23:19 +0000
Simon Bosworth wrote:
> 
> Happy new year to all,
> I wa messing around with the carbs on my 74 GT yesterday, trying to find
> a fix for the problem I have accelerating when the engine is cold.  I
> noticed that if I lift the piston in the carb it takes about a week to
> drop again.  It would appear that the 20W50 oil I have in there has the
> consistency of molasses in cold weather.  I am going to try some thinner
> oil and see what happens.

Engine oil.  The grade of which is nominally 20W/50 but which should ultimately 
be governed by your local temperature range, and possibly different summer to 
winter.

PaulH.



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