I'll second that.
I've been running Bel-Ray in the Midget for a bit over 15 years and in
the GT since I bought it.
I havn't had to add any fluid to either car between shock oil changes
(about every 2 years) and so far, neither one shows evidence of leakage.
( and that includes the two rear shocks which are laying on the shelf in
the shop, the GT having now been converted to tube shocks)
Good Stuff
Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget
On Tue, 05 Jan 1999 18:27:18 -0600 Jay Quinn <jpquinn@cyberramp.net>
writes:
>On the fork oil issue. I did some reseach a while back and came up
>with
>this answer.
>
>Bel-Ray High Performance Fork Oil 20W for all standard and all
>cartridge-type motorcycle forks.
>
>As I understand it, its 100% pure synthetic, doesn't foam up like
>mineral
>spirts, extends seal life, and has special properties that reduce
>"Stiction", and in a pinch, it tastes great too!
>
>20W is supposed to be all around best weight to run with becasue
>anything
>lighter or heavier can make the car ride to hard or soft.
>
>I bought a one liter plastic bottle for $9 USD from a local Yamaha
>shop.
>Pretty interesting look on the guys faces when I told them the
>specific
>application.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Q
>
>At 02:22 PM 1/5/99 EST, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>>Listers,
>>
>>Just for fun I thought I would go to the horses mouth for a
>recommendation.
>>There has been a lot of talk on the lists as to which type of oil to
>put in a
>>gearbox, differential, and lever shocks, so I wrote a letter (Yes,
>snail
>>mail!) to Red line. I asked them to tell me what to use in my 1977
>MG
>Midget.
>>(All standard 1500cc stuff.) In their own words:
>>
>>"...In the transmission, I would recommend Red Line 75W90NS.
>>In the differential, I would recommend 75W90.
>>The difference between the two fluids is the friction modifier in the
>75W90,
>>this helps reduce the temperature of the fluid and on the gear face
>as
>well as
>>reducing chatter if a clutch type limited slip is installed. While
>this
>fluid
>>works well in a differential, it can be too slippery to work well
>with the
>>syncros that need friction to work properly.
>>
>>"In your shocks I would recommend the Heavy Suspension Fluid as the
>closest to
>>a '20W' fluid. Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in
>viscosity, so you
>>may need to blend the Medium with the Heavy to achieve the desired
>viscosity."
>>
>>This was in the letter from Dave Granquist at Red Line. He sent
>along a lot
>>of literature on Red Line products, and a sticker. I was surprised
>that
>>"Different 20W suspension fluids can vary in viscosity..." I thought
>that
>the
>>"20W" was a way of indicating the viscosity across manufacturers so
>you can
>>always buy the right product for an application.
>>
>>Anyway, that's what Red Line has to say about gear oils, FWIW.
>Remember that
>>this is for a late Midget 1500. YMMV.
>>
>>Allen Hefner
>>'77 Midget
>>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>>
>>
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