[Healeys] another fluid question

[Alan Seigrist]

For a Jack or anything carrying weight, just get proper hydraulic oil.  If
in a real jam, motorcycle fork oil or armstrong shock oil would be more
appropriate, but still might cause problems.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:32 AM, David Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com>wrote:

> Sorry.. Poorly worded question. I know where to get it. I was wondering
> more
> about the difference. I think NM's own Bill Lawrence got it right or at
> least was confident in his reply. I was just wondering if bake fluid would
> foam too much, like in a hydraulic pump situation. Both rams and brake
> cylinders use rubber seals and clearly brake fluid is made for compression
> duties. I was just curious, didn't act on it...yet.
> Thanks to all
> dave
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: john spaur [mailto:jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 3:15 PM
> To: David Porter
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] another fluid question
>
> Not with brake fluid. I have some but I believe it is a lightweight
> oil like you would use in the stock healey shock absorbers.
>
> Granger carries it; google air tool oil.
>
> John
>
> At 12:17 PM 10/16/2011 -0600, you wrote:
> >Needed to use my Porta Power on a TR6 cracked chassis and realized that it
> >was low on "oil" I hunted high and low for some "hydraulic jack/ram" oil
> to
> >no avail. I had gallons of brake fluid in the shop. ah, are they
> >interchangeable?
> >
> >
> >dave
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