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1. brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 20:23:12 +0000; Since I have to bleed my brake and clutch system (rebuilt brake and clutch MC and new reservour), and I have no idea what kind of fluid is in there now, do I go with DOT 3 or 4? What is the differenc; /html/triumphs/2004-03/msg00206.html (6,340 bytes)
2. Re: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 23:21:37 +0100 (CET); DOT 3 and DOT 4 are basically the same stuff: glycol-based brake fluid. The only difference is that DOT4 has a higher boiling point. They can be safely mixed. Just be careful you don't mix silicone-b; /html/triumphs/2004-03/msg00209.html (7,224 bytes)
3. RE: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 14:34:46 -0800; Not much difference between DOT 3 and DOT 4, except DOT 4 doesn't boil until higher temperatures. You can add DOT 4 even if it there is DOT 3 already in there. Either one will eat paint, and rots ov; /html/triumphs/2004-03/msg00210.html (7,805 bytes)
4. RE: brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 17:44:26 -0500; " DOT 3 and DOT 4 are basically the same stuff: glycol-based brake DOT 3 & 4 brake fluids are actually glycol ether based, which is why the eat paint. The raw material is a byproduct from a process t; /html/triumphs/2004-03/msg00212.html (6,645 bytes)
5. Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 06:19:27 -0500; Does anyone have any experience with Castrol GTLMA fluid? I have a TR3A that had a new master on the clutch and new brake lines installed before I got the car, I have no clue what is in there for fl; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00056.html (7,015 bytes)
6. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 18:49:21 EDT; I use the Castrol LMA, no problems. I'd suggest though that you find out what's in there before adding anything. Ed (58 TR3A) /// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list /// To unsubscribe send a plain; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00058.html (6,815 bytes)
7. RE: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 16:18:42 -0700; Should be no problem, unless the system already has DOT 5 silicone. Even then it will work well enough, but a mixture gives you the disadvantages of both, with none of the advantages of either. Like; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00060.html (7,528 bytes)
8. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 16:26:59 -0700; Tom -- FWIW, my DOT 5 is a distinctive purple, sort of a diluted Grape Kool-Aid look. BTW, looking at the date on Tom's post (12/20/2001) this may be irrelevant. Geo Hahn 59 TR3A 64 TR4 Tucson /// tr; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00061.html (7,160 bytes)
9. Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:13:08 -0500; Thanks for the input, -the fluid in the master does not seem to have a tint to it -I compared it to dot 5 that I have, no comparison -the fluid in the master has a distinct odor not present in the Ca; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00062.html (6,909 bytes)
10. RE: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 18:29:59 -0700; The purple seems to fade somewhat over time for me, perhaps because there's still some DOT 3 lurking in the system. See Nelson Riedel's test report at www.buckeyetriumphs.org/technical/Brakes/Fluid/; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00064.html (7,347 bytes)
11. RE: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 20:24:51 -0700; I would flush the system with which ever fluid you want to use. DOT 4 (the Castrol GTLMA) or the DOT 5 Silicone fluid. I have DOT 5 in my Concours prepared TR3 and love it, I have spilled it on my n; /html/triumphs/2002-05/msg00067.html (8,156 bytes)
12. Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 09:52:16 -0600; After seeing numerous discussions on the list about brake fluid pros and cons I thought the following article from RPMNet might interest everyone. http://www.rpmnet.com/techart/fluid.shtml This also; /html/triumphs/2002-04/msg00496.html (7,184 bytes)
13. RE: Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 09:57:44 -0700; There are so many mistakes of fact on that page that I can't even begin to address them all. Let me hit just two : Glycol-based fluids suck water out of the air. If you opened the can in the air, or; /html/triumphs/2002-04/msg00501.html (7,382 bytes)
14. Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 23:02:38 -0500; Other than cleaning up with soap and water,and repairing a leaky clutch is there more I should do to neutralize the effect of brake fluid on the paint? Kevin Huff; /html/triumphs/2000-04/msg01045.html (5,939 bytes)
15. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 06:00:29 -0800; ** I've Cc'd the triumphs list as well, as this also applies - This is referring (basically) to Girling DOT 4 fluid. The seals in TR's (as well as almost all Girling brakes at one time) were of a na; /html/triumphs/2000-01/msg01815.html (7,797 bytes)
16. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 07:53:00 -0800; I've got two (minor) comments : 1) The DOT 3/4 rating is not as important as whether the fluid is made by Girling. Girling DOT 3 (no longer available ?) will not 'eat' natural rubber seals, but Wagne; /html/triumphs/2000-01/msg01820.html (8,543 bytes)
17. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 22:23:00 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"; And I thought it was just somebody like myself who has large fingers and hits two keys at once! (I have lots of experience with spell check). Graham -- Original Message -- From Barry Schwartz <bschwa; /html/triumphs/2000-01/msg01859.html (8,828 bytes)
18. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 16:42:39 -0700; It was someone who has fat (and arthritic) fingers who first contributed "Fluif" to the list. ME! And nobody will ever let me forget it! :) Regards, Joe (Learning to be very careful with my spell ch; /html/triumphs/2000-01/msg01861.html (9,634 bytes)
19. Re: Brake Fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 15:50:22 -0800 (PST); i think i saw it in the latest edition of the new dictionary...said see joe curry under the listing ;) == larry (I hope someday to Drive my triumph) hooven 1979 spitfire fm99248u, http://www.geocitie; /html/triumphs/2000-01/msg01865.html (10,033 bytes)
20. Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 10:07:25 -0500; I've been told that the Stag requires that you use only Girling brake fluid or the seals will give out. Since this is a Lockheed brake system with nothing special about it that I can see, I find this; /html/triumphs/1999-03/msg01497.html (7,268 bytes)

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