"I am of the opinion that
Silicone Fluids derive from the aircraft industry. If that's true do
the large aircraft that I fly in sometimes also employ anti-lock
systems. I am also of the opinion that they do. So if Silicone is bad
for anti-lock how do the aircraft guys get by?"
I'm a commercial airline pilot. I don't have a categorical answer for your
question, but every large airliner I'm familiar with has ABS, and they all use
3000 psi hydraulic fluid to actuate the brakes. I have no idea if aviation
hydraulic fluids, such as Skydrol, are petroleum or synthetic base, but I would
wager that our ABS cycles much more slowly than most automotive systems.
Perhaps foaming in high-periodicity auto ABS is the issue? It's fun to discuss
all this, but I think I'd heed the warning label on the DOT 5 can regardless of
how this thread turns out...
Cheers, Tom Marincic
CC55483L
http://www.triumphowners.com/735
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