Other advantage is that DOT 5 silicone does not eat paint.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jun 23, 2017, at 7:51 PM, Bill Babcock via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> I converted to silicone brake fluid long ago, then had the pleasure of
> dealing with a multitude of seal leaks, I rebuilt every component, flushed
> the system carefully, switched back to Dot 3/4 and watched it turn to jello.
> Took three flushes to get rid of the crap. I also had Silicone fluid in one
> of my motorcycles. I had a strange problem with the front brakes. Under hard
> use they would go soft, stay soft for a while, and the fluid reservoir would
> overfill. I had to disassemble the calipers to find the problem?drops of
> water in the calipers. Silicone is not hygroscopic, so water stays separate
> and can collect in places where it?s very hard to bleed it from. Glycol and
> part synthetic fluid absorbs moisture so it can be eliminated by flushing or
> even just thorough bleeding. The ONLY benefit I can see to Silicone brake
> fluid is that it lasts a long time. I don?t think it belongs in any
> performance vehicle.
>
>
>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 12:53 PM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I'll bite Bill, why is it a mess? I use it in my TR4 so may not understand
>> something
>>
>> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone7
>>
>>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Bill via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Noooo. I hate Silicone brake fluid. What a mess.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 10:21 AM, Henry Morrison via Fot <fot at
>>>> autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have had good luck with Valvoline synthetic from the Zone.
>>>>
>>>> But to get a good vintage feel in a certain white TR3, I gotta recommend
>>>> Silicone!
>>>>
>>>> Henry Morrison
>>>> Sent from Outlook
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Terry Stetler via
>>>> Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:11 PM
>>>> To: Friends of Triumph
>>>> Subject: [Fot] Brake Fluid.
>>>>
>>>> Amici,
>>>>
>>>> I know this is likely to be a very big can of worms, but, I?m looking to
>>>> find out if the Motul 600 brake fluid plays nice with our Girling brake
>>>> components.
>>>>
>>>> I used Motul years ago in my Honda CRX track day car, and found it to work
>>>> very well, but this is no longer the late 80?s, and I am needing it to
>>>> work in a certain white TR 3.
>>>> Any experiences, either positive or negative from our august group?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Terry Stetler
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>>
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