- 1. [oletrucks] Dot 3, 4 or 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "William Schickling" <wschick1@twcny.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:23:23 -0400
- I have my master cylinder in place and all my brakes lines run. I can "bench" bleed the master cylinder and proportioning valve seperate from the lines. Before I do any of that I wanted to ask which
- /html/oletrucks/2005-08/msg00030.html (7,435 bytes)
- 2. Re: [oletrucks] Dot 3, 4 or 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike & Inez Plucker" <impluck@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 09:39:59 -0500
- Dot 5 is real good for high temp applications, i.e. disk brakes and heavy equipment with high temperature operating conditions, or high loads like the big dump trucks used in quarries. For your truc
- /html/oletrucks/2005-08/msg00031.html (7,965 bytes)
- 3. RE: [oletrucks] Dot 3, 4 or 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "SCH (OldSub)" <Steve@oldsub.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:29:23 -0700
- The down side to Dot 5 is that it takes on moisture and therefore needs to be changed more often. Like instead of just adding like most people do, with Dot 5 you really do need to flush and replace.
- /html/oletrucks/2005-08/msg00032.html (8,372 bytes)
- 4. Re: [oletrucks] Dot 3, 4 or 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:35:21 -0700
- negatives > as well. I recall there being a big difference regarding one type absorbing water vs the other ( DOT 5 I think ) not doing so. From postings I would guess that 3/4 of the people who own
- /html/oletrucks/2005-08/msg00033.html (7,544 bytes)
- 5. RE: [oletrucks] Dot 3, 4 or 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Karras" <jkarras@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 19:24:46 -0700
- Here is a great two-part story that Bob Alder did back in 2002 on this subject for his "Notes From the Corrosion Lab" Column in This Old Truck magazine (Now Vintage Truck). Apr. 2002 - Silicone Brak
- /html/oletrucks/2005-08/msg00034.html (8,491 bytes)
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