[Healeys] HD8 Su's

[Michael Salter]

Actually Bob even that is too much ... resistance just before the cap
reaches the threads is sufficient.  At that level I find that the oil never
goes away.



On Thu., Jun. 17, 2021, 10:34 a.m. Bob Spidell, <bspidell at comcast.net>
wrote:

> My observation as well. I fill them until you feel resistance when the cap
> is about a half inch from the top of the carb.
>
>
> On 6/16/2021 10:47 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys wrote:
>
> Roger -
>
> you don't need that much oil in the HD8 pistons for this to work
> correctly.  HD8s throw all excess oil out the vent... so if you are
> overfilling it will all go out anyway.
>
> The main thing to check is to take the dampers out and slide them back in
> with the shaft straight up, and if you feel resistance toward the
> bottom.... you don't need to refill.  I suspect you are overthinking it.  I
> used to think HD8s use too much oil until I realised they don't need all
> that much to work correctly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 12:59 AM Roger Grace via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Ok have spoken to Joe who was most helpful.
>> We did some measurements together over the phone and established that my
>> dampers are correct.
>> He says that he has encountered this before but not sure of the reason.
>> Suggests that I run the dashpots dry then start again.
>> In meantime he will do more research.
>> rg
>>
>>
>
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