[Healeys] Fw: A bit of tuning advice

Dick Matson medlabinc at msn.com
Fri Jul 2 17:20:43 MDT 2010


My Goodness.  I once inherited a 5-gallon container of Marvel Mystery Oil.  I
still have most of it.  I put a little in the Farmall gas tank when I fuel it
up.

I used it for dash pots but get that from David Nock.  There's something about
it that on Davids container it says dash pot oil.  I like that.

Dick Matson / Bj8


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I like mystery Marvell oil

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----- Reply message -----
From: "Oudesluys" <coudesluijs at chello.nl<mailto:coudesluijs at chello.nl>>
Date: Thu, Jul 1, 2010 12:32 pm
Subject: [Healeys] A bit of tuning advice
To: "Paul Leeks" <Paull at glasgows.co.uk<mailto:Paull at glasgows.co.uk>>
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Use a fairly light oil. 3 in 1 is fine but may disappear fairly quickly.
ATF is the most commonly used oil in the dashpots. Better than the
usually manufacturers prescribed engine oil, which is to heavy. There is
a special oil for these carbs but I cannot remember type or name as it
is not generally used.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Paul Leeks wrote:
> Chaps
>
> Sorry to kick off a bit of (acetylene/WD40) flame   :-)
>
> But I just wanted to thank you all, yet again, for all the great
suggestions.
> I shall work my way through them and report back ...
>
> But one additional question:
>
> What type of oil should I have in my dash pots.  I have got engine oil in
> them at the moment but I have all sorts of advice, ranging from very light
> 3-in-1 through to SAE 90 diff oil!
>
> All the best
>
> Paul


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