re Re: Considering strut insert replacement

["Smith, Kirby A" <kirby.a.smith@lmco.com>]

Eric noted to Wallace White <wallace@remdesign.com> as part of a reply:

> Does Bentley say to fill the gap between the strut housing and strut
> cartridge with oil?  If not, you should (I use ATF, about 0.5 oz I
> think), since it enhances heat transfer from the cartridge to the
> outside world.
???????
This raises a question I forgot to ask when I installed Bilsteins into my
90q.  On the strut replacements I did on my previous Scirocco's, the
directions (both Koni and Bilstein, as I recall) said to fill the gap with
antifreeze.  The directions for my 90q Bilsteins made no reference to any
fill.  Anyone know canonical truth on this subject?

Kirby A. Smith   New Hampshire USA
1988 90q Titanium gray, 182 kmi
1988 90q Stone gray, 187 kmi 
1988 90q Stone gray, 180 kmi - parts car
1995 S6 Pearl effect, 82 kmi