I must agree. When I put Dot 5 in I was not looking for performance
in any way. However, I have destroyed the paint on one Spit and was
working on destroying the paint on the second and I have seen the
paint destroyed on my friends MG and other cars too. This was more
than enough incentive to change!
It is British,
It is not if it leaks or spills, it is when it leaks or spills.
Just my opinion!
Dave C
79 Spit
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From: Joe Curry [SMTP:spitlist@gte.net]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 1:44 PM
To: Andrew Mace
Cc: Scions of the Spitfire
Subject: Re: DOT5 fluid; was Spitfire Clutch Question
I'll have to agree with Andy on this one. IMHO, the only reason to
use
Dot 5 is it is much healthier on the paint when it does start
leaking.
Joe Curry
Andrew Mace wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, Dave Chu wrote:
>
> > ...If you are doing
> > both cylinders, flush the line and after the rebuild put in DOT5
fluid.
> > Your hydraulic will last longer with DOT5. I did this on my 78
Spit
> > 3 years ago with no problems so far....
>
> Apologies to Dave for the following: please understand I am not
flaming
> you or criticizing you in any way.
>
> I've often wondered about hydraulics truly lasting longer with DOT5
> fluid. Using clutch hydraulics as an example, I've one Spitfire
whose
> clutch system was rebuilt over 15 years ago and not touched since,
and an
> early Herald saloon with at least 22 undisturbed years on the most
recent
> hydraulic clutch cylinder rebuild. Both cars are/were stored for
extended
> periods of time (over 20 years on the Herald; Spitfire, used as a
very
> occasional autocross car, is used once or twice a year at most and
has
> often been stored undisturbed 2-3 years at a time). Both cars used
> whatever the best Castrol/Girling fluid was at the time. (OK, the
brake
> master cylinder in the Herald did go out during storage, but it
hadn't
> been rebuilt -- might even be the original 1960 cylinder!)
>
> I've never used anything but Castrol-Girling fluid in any of my
Triumphs,
> and I've "run the gamut" from Crimson to Green to Amber to GT/LMA. I
don't
> dispute your success with DOT5; I've just never seen longevity as a
reason
> to use it. :-)
>
> As always, YMMV!
>
> --Andy
>
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