- 1. Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Brent Kasl <kasl100@navix.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 07:36:24 -0500
- Any difference between DOT 3 and DOT 4 brake fluid? Are they interchangeable within the system? Brent
- /html/alpines/2000-07/msg00050.html (6,470 bytes)
- 2. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "jumpin'jan" <servaij@cris.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 10:12:49 -0700
- I would assume they would, but I only use the Castrol GTLMA brake fluid only. It says it exceeds DOT 3&4 specs. Jan -- ______ ______ _______ / ____/ / ____/ / ___ / / /___ / /___ / /__/ / _| _ _ . _
- /html/alpines/2000-07/msg00051.html (6,787 bytes)
- 3. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Rick Ehlert" <ricke@idcnet.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 13:30:21 -0500
- Do NOT use DOT 3 brake fluid in your LBC!!!!! Dot 3 will eat all the rubber in the system! (I know this because I learned the hard way)! Use only DOT 4 or Silicone, but do not mix the two. Rick Ehler
- /html/alpines/2000-07/msg00058.html (6,593 bytes)
- 4. brake fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Locke" <glocke@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 22:33:38 -0700
- At last I have found some info that clarifies the brake fluid numbering system, and I thought I'd relay it to the list.. to summarize: DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5.1 are all glycol (mineral?) based fluids.
- /html/alpines/2000-07/msg00268.html (7,935 bytes)
- 5. Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Brent Kasl <kasl100@navix.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 08:23:15 -0500
- I need to treat an area on my Imp where it is prone to brake fluid leaking. A fellow Rootes collector told me to treat the area with Plasti-Kote which is comonly used to dip tool handles for better g
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00246.html (6,827 bytes)
- 6. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu (Christopher Albers)
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 07:16:11 -0700
- Why not switch to DOT5 (silicone) and be done with it? No more flaking paint, and it makes a nice rubber dressing! ;-) CNA
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00247.html (6,678 bytes)
- 7. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Gregg" <viber@onix.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:32:25 -0400
- I had a pair of pliers with Plasti-Kote dipped handles, and had the stuff completely dissolve one day when I got some gasoline on it. It made a horrible sticky mess. I don't know if brake fluid would
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00248.html (7,375 bytes)
- 8. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Gregg" <viber@onix.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 10:33:13 -0400
- I had a pair of pliers with Plasti-Kote dipped handles, and had the stuff completely dissolve one day when I got some gasoline on it. It made a horrible sticky mess. I don't know if brake fluid would
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00249.html (7,379 bytes)
- 9. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Kreg Kallenberger" <kregkallenberger@home.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:11:47 -0500
- To the List I just returned from a vacation and was saddened to read the disparaging stuff in regards to a supplier that turned out to be Curt at Classic Sunbeam I have only recently gotten back into
- /html/alpines/2000-06/msg00328.html (8,006 bytes)
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