At 12:29 AM 11/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
>-- [ From: Dr. Faustus * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
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>I followed the thread on the Stromberg carbs long enough to know WHERE to
>fill them to, but I have a question. I happen to have another hobby (What a
>shock eh?). I race R/C cars. The little shocks on the cars are filled with
>a high quality silicone oil. This is pure silicon oil, and varies in
>viscosity little when heat and cooled. I have weighs from 5 to 80 and am
>wondering, would this stuff work in the carbs? And if so, about which
>viscosity is the best to use?
>
>
Would work fine. the viscosity would change proformance and responce.
However, since this oil seems to leak out on a regular basis it might be a
bit expensive as a long term solution.
Light engine oil as listed in the owners manual works very well.
( a little more damping when cold is a good thing here )
Tom Howard
Lakeside Union School District
('72 Triumph GT6, and a good bit of USA iron)
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