<html><body>BJ8 Drivers Handbook, pg.33, states to "top up within 1/2" (13mm) from the top of the hollow piston rod with oil"<div><br></div><div>I always shine a light down the hole, add oil to just at the top of the "hollow piston rod" and leave it at that. If you see two spots of oil on the inner bonnet lid-you've added too much oil. Hank, healey helper.com<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Michael Salter via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Bob Spidell"<br>Cc: "healeys@autox.team.net"<br>Sent: Thursday June 17 2021 10:29:46AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] HD8 Su's<br><br>
<div>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.
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu., Jun. 17, 2021, 10:34
a.m. Bob Spidell, <<a>bspidell@comcast.net</a>>
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<div>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.<br><br><br><div>On 6/16/2021 10:47 PM, Alan Seigrist via Healeys
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<div dir="ltr">Roger -
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Cheers,</div>
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<div>Alan</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 17, 2021 at 12:59 AM
Roger Grace via Healeys <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
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<div>Ok have spoken to Joe who was most helpful.<br></div>
<div>We did some measurements together over the phone and
established that my dampers are correct.</div>
<div>He says that he has encountered this before but not sure of
the reason.<br></div>
<div>Suggests that I run the dashpots dry then start again.</div>
<div>In meantime he will do more research.</div>
<div>rg<br></div>
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