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Re: GIRLING BRAKE FLUID

To: CMeinel464@aol.com
Subject: Re: GIRLING BRAKE FLUID
From: brockctella@juno.com (Brock C Tella)
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 1997 14:28:15 -0700
I believe any DOT 4 or 5.1not 5.0 can be used.
On Wed, 6 Aug 1997 16:43:25 -0400 (EDT) CMeinel464@aol.com writes:
>FELLOW ALPINE & TIGER OWNERS,
>
>RECENTLY LUCAS PURCHASED THE RIGHTS TO MARKET CASTROL BRAKE FLUIDS.  
>LUCAS
>NOW MARKETS FOUR DIFFERENT BRAKE FLUIDS AND SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT 
>SHOULD
>BE USED IN OUT ALPINES AND TIGERS HAS SURFACED.
>
>AFTER CONSULTING THE LUCAS TECH PEOPLE, I CAN REPORT THE FOLLOWING:
>THE DIRECT REPLACEMENT TO OUR OLD CASTROL GT (LMA BRAKE FLUID) IS THE
>LUCAS/GIRLING UNIVERSAL BRAKE FLUID, PART # PBF 425 ( 5 LITERS) OR 
>PFB450 (10
>LITERS).
>LUCAS ALSO HAS A DOT 5.1 FLUID THAT MIXES SAFELY WITH THE DOT 4 ABOVE. 
> THE
>PART NUMBERS FOR THESE ARE PBF525 (5 LITERS) AND PFB550 (10 LITERS).
>
>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ALPINE AND TIGER OWNERS USE LUCAS 
>MINERAL
>OIL-LHM OR LUCAS PREMUIM MINERAL OIL,  PART NUMBERS PFM201 AND PFM701. 
> THESE
>FLUIDS WILL SOFTEN ALL SEALS AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE AND CLUTCH FAILURE.
>
>BEST REGARDS,
>CURT
>CLASSIC SUNBEAM
>
>

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