In a message dated 7/16/99 6:40:54 PM Central Daylight Time,
Lawrie@britcars.com writes:
<< Reference Max's last comment, below...............if, indeed the M/C was
replaced >>
OR rebuilt........
<<recently but the wrong fluid was used, the seals could well be
going bad already and causing the black muck to appear. It is imperative >>
Nope, here I have to disagree<G>. It is MANDATORY.
<<to use Castrol GT/LMA brake fluid with LBC hydraulic systems! Use of any
American brake fluid will cause the seals to go bad very quickly. If you
don't believe me, take a new seal from a rebuild kit and put it in a jar
with some American brake fluid and watch what happens!>>
Absolutely ! !
<< BTW, I'm talking regular fluid, not silicone fluid. As far as I have been
able to determine, silicone fluid of any manufacture does not harm the
rubber - >>
It does - sometimes. And with no apparent logic (oops, Girling/Locheed
hydraulic system VS fluids = oxymoron????)
<<although other strange maladies have been attributed to systems
filled with silicone fluid. >>
WAY, yep.
This area is where (IMHO, of course<G>) the KISS rule applies the most (and
the KISS rule "is not" in MHO!!). As Sgt. Friday has been alleged to say,
"Facts, ma'am, just the facts."
Cheers.............
Just Me
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