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1. Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: SDOliner@aol.com; Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2006 23:15:12 EST; Going over a friend's recently purchased Bugeye race car, which has not been driven for quite some time. The PO told him that he used silicone brake fluid in the brakes. I dipped my finger in the mas; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01076.html (7,041 bytes)
2. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Allen Hefner" <ajhsys@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:36:47 -0500; I would recommend replacing sillycone fluid with a good DOT4 fluid, preferably one designed for racing. Suck the old fluid out of the master cyl with an old turkey baster. Fill it with new fluid and; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01085.html (7,962 bytes)
3. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: SDOliner@aol.com; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:56:07 EST; I have silicone in TR and it is darn expensive every time I mess with the brakes. David Oliner; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01087.html (6,929 bytes)
4. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Allen Hefner" <ajhsys@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:36:44 -0500; Are you sure it is silicone? I don't know of any test, other than putting some on a painted surface and seeing if the paint goes away (not silicone). I do remember hearing that the seals could be a p; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01088.html (7,818 bytes)
5. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Allen Hefner" <ajhsys@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:42:27 -0500; The old British DOT3 is actually DOT4. BMC used Castrol GT LMA, which is still available. USA spec DOT3 fluid causes seals to swell. (Or is it not to swell? To swell or not to swell...that is the que; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01089.html (9,616 bytes)
6. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:55:43 +0100; Despite what may be claimed by silicone retailers the fluids may NOT be compatible as the seals used first with DOT fluids will react by swelling if used with silicone and should be replaced if you a; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01092.html (10,052 bytes)
7. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: SDOliner@aol.com; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:52:11 EST; In a message dated 3/27/2006 2:34:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, grday@btinternet.com writes: First look for the reason why (or where) the existing fluid has gone before going further with your system.; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01096.html (7,409 bytes)
8. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:43:08 -0500; Ok, I know Allen hates sillycone brake fluid, he always did ;) But I have had it in the A40 since 1997 and other than the NOS clutch master giving up it's seal, no other componants have failed. I wis; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01102.html (8,022 bytes)
9. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Dan" <dwalters63@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:41:39 -0500; Both my cars are running silicone with only one brake light switch failing (it was old anyway) on the '63. Other than that I have no complaints except for the cost and both cars started with all new; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01104.html (8,685 bytes)
10. RE: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:52:53 -0500; I'm running silicone fluid in my '72 Midget, going on 5 years with no problems. I'm going to go back to Castrol Girling fluid, for the '73 that I'm working on, now, and flush/renew the fluid in the s; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01106.html (9,931 bytes)
11. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Paul Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:01:15 -0800; The Dot 3, 4 are compatable with Silicone, but they are NOT miscible. Paul A; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01108.html (7,613 bytes)
12. RE: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 05:50:27 -0500; Correct. They will NOT mix, although they can both be in the same hydraulic system together. This does NOT mean that I'm advocating that anyone drive their car with BOTH types in the system, topping; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01111.html (8,780 bytes)
13. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Ed" <justbrits@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:36:45 -0600; <<... I seem to recall it stating that, although silicone fluid doesn't absorb moisture as readily as the glycol-based fluids (DOT 3 & 4), it will permit moisture within the system (my memory on thi; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01114.html (8,208 bytes)
14. Re: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Paul Asgeirsson" <pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>; Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:48:06 -0800; You're right Bud. Silicones 2 biggests faults are the fact water will not be absorbed so it will just lay there in droplets and the swell factor on rubber is greater than for the other types. This wi; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01115.html (10,199 bytes)
15. RE: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:04:14 -0500; The two articles you refer to are exactly the ones I was referring to. Mr. Adler s monthly column, in Vintage Truck magazine, is called Notes from the Corrosion Lab , and contains some very good an; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01116.html (10,124 bytes)
16. RE: Brake fluid question (score: 1): Author: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz@hky.com>; Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:14:12 -0500; Agreed. Guy also mentioned (in our off-post discussion)the possibility that one could "pre-condition" a seal for an adverse reaction to the other. Looking back, the only time I can remember converti; /html/spridgets/2006-03/msg01117.html (9,169 bytes)

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