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posted by  Greig on  Thu Jun 23 12:51 CST 2016
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Good day
Is ATF suitable for use as damping oil in SU carburetors?
Thanks
Greig








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posted by  hairy apple on  Sat Jun 25 13:24 CST 2016
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I use Marvel Mystery oil. One of the world's most useful accessories.








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posted by  B20Paul. on  Fri Jun 24 14:45 CST 2016
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ATF is perfect and is in fact what Volvo says to use. People that use thicker oil are masking a problem with needle selection or other problems like incorrect ignition curve or retarded cam timing.

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posted by  planetman on  Thu Jun 23 13:11 CST 2016
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Original SU oil is approximately 20 wt.

Most ATF is 10 wt.

So I mix equal parts of 30 wt engine oil and ATF to achieve approximately 20 wt.
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posted by  porkface on  Sat Jun 25 13:13 CST 2016
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eric-why not 3 in 1 oil? i used it with my mbg in the 70s and have used it since when dealing-VERY rarely-with su and hitachis over the years. thanks, chuck.








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posted by  Greig on  Fri Jun 24 03:07 CST 2016
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Thanks Eric.







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