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As was suggested by one of our esteemed members, I performed a test just =
now, comparing =E2=80=9COfficial SU Oil=E2=80=9D, 10W30 motor oil, and =
75W90 gear oil.
I poured a line of the oil on a plastic lid, then tilted it to observe =
the =E2=80=9Clegs=E2=80=9D (to use an oenophile term). As far as I could =
tell, there was no real difference in how fast they flowed or how =
=E2=80=9Cviscous=E2=80=9D they appeared. This leads me to believe that =
any reasonable grade of motor oil would serve the purpose.
But keep in mind that the ambient temperature was 85=C2=BA F. Now think =
of your poor carbs in a cold garage in Maine, or Wisconsin, in February. =
I am wondering how stiff the gear oil would be under those =
circumstances.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">As =
was suggested by one of our esteemed members, I performed a test just =
now, comparing =E2=80=9COfficial SU Oil=E2=80=9D, 10W30 motor oil, and =
75W90 gear oil.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I =
poured a line of the oil on a plastic lid, then tilted it to observe the =
=E2=80=9Clegs=E2=80=9D (to use an oenophile term). As far as I could =
tell, there was no real difference in how fast they flowed or how =
=E2=80=9Cviscous=E2=80=9D they appeared. This leads me to believe that =
any reasonable grade of motor oil would serve the purpose.<br =
class=3D""><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">But keep =
in mind that the ambient temperature was 85=C2=BA F. Now think of your =
poor carbs in a cold garage in Maine, or Wisconsin, in February. I am =
wondering how stiff the gear oil would be under those =
circumstances.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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