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-----Original Message----- From: alfa-digest <[email protected]> To: alfa-digest <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Mar 27, 2014 9:45 pm Subject: alfa-digest V10 #2726 alfa-digest Friday, March 28 2014 Volume 10 : Number 2726 Forum for Discussion of Alfa Romeos, etc. Richard Welty <[email protected]> Digest Coordinator Contents: [alfa] ALFA DIGEST - Re Koni shock oil [alfa] Koni shocks, oil, repair in NZ [alfa] administrivia: Powell's Books [alfa] ancient history Alfa Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/alfa/ Send submissions to [email protected] Send administrative requests to [email protected] To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to alfa-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:21:55 +1300 From: Graham&Joan Hilder <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] ALFA DIGEST - Re Koni shock oil G'ay Steve, thanks for the posting, and yep I often go to Alfabb for help (a truly great site), and in this case I did post a query there about my Koni oil but there weren't any replies. I've had a look at the 164 strut rebuild articles you mention below and indeed not really applicable to my sort of Koni strut insert, a completely different design unfortunately. Looked up the details of the oil they used in those 164 struts and I see it's a rather lower viscosity than indications so far suggest would suit my Konis and other shocks of similar design, so probably not applicable. An interesting article though, and a magnificent project by those Alfisti. Best regards, Graham in NZ >>>>>>> > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 04:50:54 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] > Subject: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #2726 > If you haven't joined us over here on _www.alfabb.com_ > (http://www.alfabb.com) I suggest you do so. Not sure koni strut > rebuilds covered in much detail but see this thread for some info on OEM > 164 struts and strut oils and more info: > http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/5257042-post28.html > Here is link to our friend Pinino's 164 OEM QV strut rebuild on line > manual. Maybe/maybe not helpful for Koni struts. http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/1068327-post43.html > His thread on whole project: > http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/164-168-1991-1995/181848-rebuild-electronic-s trut-164s.html > Afisto Steve http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 11:17:11 +1300 From: Graham&Joan Hilder <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] Koni shocks, oil, repair in NZ Hello Les, and thanks for the email. Yes I'd heard that Stocks were available and I guess that's what I meant when saying that in NZ we had specialist local companies as agents rather than the actual factory presence that they have in the US etc. Since I've got a spare set of Konis in the car at present, and hence don't need to rush to return the lost-oil pair to service, I'll take up the challenge myself and experiment with candidate shock oils for my refill. If it all turns to custard, well I'll know where to send 'em then. Best regards, Graham in NZ (Alfasud, 105GTV, 156) >>>>>>>>>>> > Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:22:31 +1300 > From: "Les.Singh" <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Koni shocks, oil, repair in New Zealand Graham Koni does have an agency here in NZ - George Stock Ltd in Auckland. They have repaired competition shocks for me. These are coil-over double-adjustable Konis but they can do others as well including shortening and revalving for lowered cars with stiffer springs. Ciao LesB > Alfa GT 3.2 V6 with Quaife lsd from yesterday http://www.avast.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 06:30:02 +0000 From: Richard Welty <[email protected]> Subject: [alfa] administrivia: Powell's Books Other ways to support the digest Richard's Amazon wishlist: http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/30PQXKZQN9GWX/ref=cm_wl_rlist_go (there is more than one list on amazon, see the menu on the left). Powell's Books affiliate: Krusty Motorsports (parent of digest.net) is affiliated with Powell's Books, a highly regarded bookstore in the Pacific Northwest. Use this link to access Powells and buy books, and it'll help: http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=25667 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:34:18 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: [alfa] ancient history Hi guys, Long time no hear! You guys know me from my wacko questions in the past, and I have another one. It is an ancient history question -- maybe Alfa related, maybe just generally automotive related. You guys always have such a fount of knowledge I thought certainly you'd have an answer. I have been translating some old letters from Swedish to English. In one of the letters, from the 1930s, the writer starts talking about cars. What I want to know is how water was used in engines from the 30s -- were they water cooled, air-cooled, etc.? Did they have thermostats? Was there anything special about cold weather? The writer is describing how to avoid a certain kind of accident where you burn yourself from boiling water -- he doesn't say whether in the engine or in the radiator. But apparently whatever procedure they are doing, it is a procedure one might encounter routinely. Did people routinely add water to the radiator in those days? I've been trying to think of a situation where I would regularly come in contact with hot water in my 'modern' (1980s) cars. The thermostat deals with that. Thanks for any ideas! Tess in Bellevue, WA USA ------------------------------ End of alfa-digest V10 #2726 **************************** -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
