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Re: oiled starter

To: dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com, spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: oiled starter
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 16:36:14 EST
In a message dated 3/25/03 3:27:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com writes:


> > motor oil, it would probably be a bad thing.  Graphite doesn't tend to get
> > oily and sticky and probably won't cause a problem.
> 
> I would agree with you Allen, except that she specifically said "graphite
> oil", not graphite. In this case I tend to believe that graphite oil would
> be worse than plain oil.

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I agree, absolutely!  I missed the part about graphite oil.  Now, did she 
really mean graphite oil?  The powdered graphite is what I used on the 
starter shaft in my Midget.  No problems for about two years.

Allen Hefner
Phila. Region SCCA Rally Steward
'77 MG Midget  (#51 FSP)
'75 MG Midget (The Project)
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport

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