Without wishing to reopen old wounds: Silicon fluid is BAD. Who cares if it
doesn't strip paint? I won't go over the reasons it is bad (again), suffice
it to say that the stuff for the job is Castrol LMA.
Andy
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'69 Roadster
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Skye Poier
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 1998 10:37
> To: Ajhsys@aol.com
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: MGA, refurbished all hydraulics - good report
>
>
> Word on the street is that Ajhsys@aol.com said:
> > I have read a good report on the different fluids on the Vintage Triumph
> > Register tech page. If I understood it all, they recommend
> silicone for a
> > restoration or show car (my words) because of its long life a water
> > resistance. But, it is slightly compressible so it might not
> be good for a
> > daily driver or autocrosser. DOT 4 would apparently be better for those
> > applications.
>
> If you're going to be rebuilding/flushing the system anyway, you might
> as well switch over to DOT5 (synthetic), and not just for show cars --
> the low moisture absorbsion mean a stiffer pedal and less frequent
> changes, and it doesn't eat paint which is quite nice when you have an
> expensive paint job. As far as racing, I'm not sure what specifications
> the high-temp fluids come in...
>
> Skye
>
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