In a message dated 13-Oct-00 12:06:10 Eastern Daylight Time,
gsapile@yahoo.com writes:
> Our '66 TR4A has a pair of ZS carburetors. When checking
> the fluid level in dashpots, I noticed that the "dipsticks"
> are different length in the two carburetors. One is almost
> 3/8" (1cm) longer.
>
> Are they supposed to be different lengths?
> Does it matter?
No they should be the same. It might be a problem becuse the amount of
damper oil would be different. Then again it might not be enough of a
difference to matter. How is the car running? If it runs OK I wouldn't
bother with replacing the damper. Just keep the oil topped up. If you want
to replace one or both try the "big three (TRF, Moss or VB)."
FWIW - My ZS's measure 2 13/16ths inches from the top of the plastic to the
tip of the damper (2 1/4 inches from the bottom of the plastic cap to the
tip). Cheers.
Art Kelly
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