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1. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:36:45 -0400; That's sort of what I was thinking at the end of my last comment, however in reverse. If the SBBF is heavier than water, then any condensation would float on top of the fluid in the reservoir until i; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00882.html (7,301 bytes)
2. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Bill Loubiere <loubiere@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 15:55:04 -0500; I can give you one data point. NAPA brand silicone brake fluid is much lighter than water (it floats).; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00884.html (7,895 bytes)
3. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:56:49 EDT; << It seems to me that a difference in specific gravity between brands could explain why some folks have a corrosion problem and others don't. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are a lot of other; /html/mgs/2000-09/msg00885.html (7,449 bytes)
4. Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@mis.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:27:19 -0400; What should be used in a 78 B? MIKE R; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00837.html (6,951 bytes)
5. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 08:42:53 -0700; The same as should be used in all LBCs - Castrol GT LMA. Use of other brake fluids may cause premature rotting of the seals and hoses. Lawrie British Sportscar Center; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00839.html (7,506 bytes)
6. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:04:36 EDT; << What should be used in a 78 B? THANKS! >> - - - - - - - - - - - - You're kidding...right?!? I case you aren't kidding, the brake fluid thread goes around every 3 to 6 months. It has actually been; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00848.html (7,930 bytes)
7. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@mis.net>; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:02:08 -0400; No I am not kidding. I have never owned an MG as contemporary as a 78 MGB and it so much more advanced than my 52 MGTD, 59 MGA or even the 69 MGC. I have not had a chance to obtain a shop manual, so; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00860.html (8,859 bytes)
8. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "wcameyer" <wcameyer@email.msn.com>; Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 15:25:22 -0700; There are almost always Haynes and Bentley manuals, plus some others, available on ebay. Bill -- Original Message --; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00864.html (7,503 bytes)
9. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:45:14 EDT; << No I am not kidding. I have never owned an MG as contemporary as a 78 MGB and it so much more advanced than my 52 MGTD, 59 MGA or even the 69 MGC. I have not had a chance to obtain a shop manual,; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00890.html (8,173 bytes)
10. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "Mike Razor" <mrazor@mis.net>; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:54:13 -0400; No problem. I had forgotten about the great Brake Fluid wars. I had not paid much attention to them in the past, but with a "new" car I wanted to make sure that there was not some oddball fluid that; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00891.html (9,332 bytes)
11. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 11:35:51 -0400; The overdrive is marvellous to have. 22 mph per M rpm means quieter cruising. Surprisingly, John Twist says that it has no effect on engine life. I know from experience, though, that it has a most b; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00904.html (8,988 bytes)
12. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "wcameyer" <wcameyer@email.msn.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 09:12:06 -0700; As I remember published figures, my '65 had 93 or 95 horses, while my '77 came off the line with 65 horses, a drop of about 30 per cent. Bill; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00931.html (7,451 bytes)
13. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 14:17:52 -0700; Yeah, and the first 5-mains were rated 98, so it's even worse from that Of course, MG wasn't the only one with this kind of problem in this time period. Many Detroit big block V8s were rated in the 4; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00951.html (8,411 bytes)
14. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 14:49:08 -0400; This is one of those topics on which everyone can have a different opinion and still be right. Along the way, the procedure for HP measurment got changed. I forget the details, but the "new" rating i; /html/mgs/2000-06/msg00983.html (8,744 bytes)
15. brake fluid (score: 1): Author: "Terry O'Brien" <mgrepairs@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 10:58:43 -0400 (EDT); Now that its clear to every member on this list that our trannies shift best with Castrol Hypoy C 80/90W, lets move on to brake fluid. It seems that the popular opinion is that the only fluid to use; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01038.html (7,372 bytes)
16. Re: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 15:48:39 -0700; The critical thing about Castrol GT/LMA brake fluid is not the regulatory test rating (DOT 4, DOT 5) or the performance specs (boiling point, etc). It is the "solvent" chemistry -- Castrol GT doesn't; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01062.html (8,652 bytes)
17. Re: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Ajhsys@aol.com; Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 20:49:16 EDT; << I found Valvoline SynPower High Performance Synthetic brake fluid. It says it has a low moisture formula which meets or exceeds DOT 3 &4, and has a boiling point of 333 to 513 F. Our beloved Castr; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01067.html (6,985 bytes)
18. Re: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: James Nazarian Jr <James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU>; Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 13:51:21 -0600 (MDT); I use castrol silicon fluid in my 71 for both the brakes and cluth, I have had it in there for 5 years (not the same fluid). I am using the redesigned MC seals and all others are just moss seals. I h; /html/mgs/1999-07/msg01130.html (6,842 bytes)
19. Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: "Walt Goddard" <waltcpa@sierra.net>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 10:56:10 -0700; I DO NOT want to start the DOT 3,4,5 thread again, but I have a question. My 77 has a warning sticker on it that states, in part, "Use DOT 3 fluid only" so the question is: Is that simply because DOT; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01121.html (6,538 bytes)
20. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 12:40:56 -0700; Walt Goddard had this to say: -- == Max Heim mvheim@studiolimage.com Studio L'Image/San Francisco 415 643 9309 : 415 643 9307 fax Studio L'Image/New York 212 242 3366 : 212 242 3399 fax; /html/mgs/1999-04/msg01125.html (6,939 bytes)

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