[Healeys] Lubricant for SU carbs

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 I try to keep my carb linkage clean by spraying all the pivot points with a thin, volatile lubricant like WD40 periodically. Approximately twice per driving season. This is thin enough to flush out any build up of debris & volatile enough to evaporate as soon as the linkage gets warmed up by the engine heat. Gary H 
    On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 06:37:26 AM CDT, Jim Ryan via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:  
 
 To clarify, I do use the SU oil for the dashpots.  I'm just talking about the linkage.  I was going to use 3 in 1, but the comment about picking up gunk along the way may be valid.  Any thoughts on this? 

On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 10:41 PM Michael Oritt via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

Forgive the mistake—I didn’t read to the end of the question, but just in case he wants to know about the dashpots as well he has the answer!

Best—Michael


> On Jul 11, 2023, at 12:34 PM, Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> lubricating the linkage on the SU's?  Would 3 in 1 be sufficient?  My pedal feels a bit sticky.
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