That was me. I had a complete brake rebuild, new fluid, rotors, pads,
drums, shoes, and master cylinder. The pedal was firm, and the rotors were
bright red.
David Riker
74 Midget
63 Falcon
70 Torino
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~davidr
----- Original Message -----
From "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson at compuserve.com>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 5:14 PM
Subject: Copy of: RE: Big Brake kit
>
> RE: Copy of: RE: Big Brake kit
>
> Castrol GT LMA has a minimum boiling point of 446 F and a minimum wet
> boiling point of 311 F. Certainly is a good idea to change annually to
> keep the boil point up higher.
>
> If in hard usage, such as a lister encountered recently in a mountain
drive
> and his pedal was still hard but no braking, the pads and shoes had become
> excessivly hot and lost their grab. If his pedal had gone to the floor,
> then that would be caused by boiling fluid. The lister didn't make clear
> what had happenned to his brakes other than he "lost" them.
>
> Paul A
>
> FROM: Jackson Zimmermann, INTERNET:JZIMMERM@exch.co.albemarle.va.us
> TO: "'spridgets@Autox.Team.Net'", INTERNET:spridgets@autox.team.net
> "'Daniel1312@aol.com'", INTERNET:Daniel1312@aol.com
> DATE: 7/19/00 2:43 PM
>
> Re: RE: Big Brake kit
>
>
> >>>>snip
> <<Keep in mind that most fluids (like Castrol LMA) have relatively low
> boiling points >>
>
> NO
> >>>>snip
>
> I guess that I should revise my statement a bit. Compared to _RACING_
> brake
> fluids Castrol LMA has a relatively low boiling point. This is
> particularly
> important if you are using a pad compound that works when very hot (like
> most race pads). For most street applications, LMA works well. I use LMA
> on my Sprite which doesn't see track use or hard mountain use. For racing
> down mountain switchbacks, I would want something a bit more robust...
ATE
> Super Blue is fully DOT 4 compliant, it just provides an extra bit of
> leeway
> for those of you that may have experienced 'brake fade' due to boiled
> fluid.
> Keep in mind that most Sprite engine compartments are pretty doggone hot
to
> begin with and the exhaust manifold/header is less that a foot away from
> the
> master cylinders and brake lines. Heat buildup is a bit of a problem on a
> nice hot day (I usually only take mine out in cooler weather).
>
> Jackson Zimmermann
> jzimmerm@albemarle.org
>
>
>
>
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