pethier@comcast.net wrote:
> From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
>
>> clearly not speaking from personal experience with DOT 5 on his own cars ...
>> I have yet to find _anyone_ who has tried it in their own, street-driven car
>> and not liked it.
>>
>
> You found me. Use of silicone brake fluid in my MG Midget was a complete
>disaster. I won't bother messing with it again.
>
> --
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
>
Please give us all the details of the failure and experience Phil.
Include if you had just rebuilt your entire system, how it was cleaned,
verified all the cylinders - bores - type of seals used and if they were
prelubed, type and brand of fluid used before going to Silicon, the type
and brand of silicon DOT 5 you used, and how you determined the cause of
the failure was the DOT 5 silicon.
These details are important because there may be a serious safety issue.
--
Glenn A. Merrell
Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead
bugs on the windshield!
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