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Dashpot oil - SU vs Strombergs

To: Barry Schwartz <Bschwartz@encad.com>
Subject: Dashpot oil - SU vs Strombergs
From: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 11:54:57 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: TTC
References: <19970324150336746.AAA200@eng-bschwartz>
Barry Schwartz wrote:
> 
> >79 spit....is there a dashpot oil heaven? where does this oil go?
> >every hour or two of running, i can top off my su dashpot oil
> >w/ a few cc's....5-10.....where does all of this oil go? to the same
> >place my sock ends up as it passes through the laundry???
> >any help is appreciated....r bonilla...colorado
> *********************************************
SNIP
> As a side note I (when I had
> the old 1300 in it) had twin SU's on the Spitfire and rarely had to top them
> up.  It originally had the single Stromberg with the same problem. Go figure!

The twin SU's on the TR3B that I bought after a twenty year siesta has
full dashpots. The stuff in there does look pretty thick, though. Lots
o' resistance on the piston!

Andy, any interest?  :-) 

FWIW, The little that I ran my TR250 (dual Strombergs) before taking in
apart I found they went through dashpot oil as well, after I replaced
the 'o' ring...

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