| To: | TATERRY@aol.com |
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| Subject: | Re: Hello; Glycol and Silicone |
| From: | Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Oct 1997 00:34:45 -0400 |
| Cc: | bufton@tenet.edu, ltturner@cococo.net, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net |
| Organization: | BRIT Inc |
| References: | <971020002010_-2064982885@emout18.mail.aol.com> |
| Reply-to: | Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca> |
| Sender: | owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net |
TATERRY@aol.com wrote: > I have a can of DOT 5 Silicone brake fluid here that sez in 3 places that it > is compatible with DOT4.... Are you sure it's 5 and not 5.1? > Silicone brake fluid does NOT cause spongy pedal syndrome. Spongy is an overstatement, but silicon fluid is more compressable than glycol fluid, which will detract slightly from the firmness of the pedal. However, a properly set up system with DOT5 should not be spongy. -- Trevor Boicey Ottawa, Canada tboicey@brit.ca http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/ |
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