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Re: Brake Fluid

To: "B. Whiting" <110420.3466@compuserve.com>, vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Brake Fluid
From: Walt@chekov.mayfield.hp.com (Walt Boeninger)
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:33:35 PDT
[from "B. Whiting"]
>Synthetic is more compressible. It is superior in it's water absorption
>ability. It is not very hygroscopic. I have had problems with the
  
How can it be superior in it's water absorption ability, yet not
be very hygroscopic?    Or did I just learn that hygroscopic *really*
means only water absorption from *air*?  And if that is the case, it
is interesting that it can absorb water in a superior manner, but
not from the air.
  
>compressibility issue. Pedal travels too far for comfort in hard braking
>situations. Synthetic works best for vehicles that sit in storage for very
>long times. If you change your fluid regularly, ie. once a year, then
>standard fluid works best.
>
>Bruce A. Whiting, Ph.D., Member of SAE. Yes, that SAE!
  
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