[Roadsters] Brake fluid recommendations

[Paul Courson]

Condensation from cycles of heating & cooling.

On Mon, May 6, 2019, 09:09 dave via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net wrote:

> You are just plain wrong with that comment on silicone based fluids.  It
> may perhaps be true that if you get water in the line it won’t be absorbed
> by the brake fluid.  How are you getting water in the line?
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> In fact, dot 3 / 4 is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs water.  So
> actually dot 3 / 4 is actually much more of a culprit.
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> *From:* Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters-bounces at autox.team.net> *On
> Behalf Of *Paul Courson via Datsun-roadsters
> *Sent:* Monday, May 6, 2019 4:44 AM
> *To:* Pat Horne <patintexas at icloud.com>
> *Cc:* datsun-roadsters: autox.team. net <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Roadsters] Brake fluid recommendations
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> Wow, thanks for the heads-up!
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> That was the first DOT 4 rated fluid I started using, probably 30 years
> ago, in brakes and clutch hydraulics.
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> Have to do some research for a successor. I would still avoid
> silicone-based fluid for any car that sits a lot. Water will collect and
> rust the line.
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> Paul/Annapolis
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> On Sun, May 5, 2019, 21:54 Pat Horne via Datsun-roadsters <
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net wrote:
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> I’ve been using Castrol LMA brake fluid in my vehicles since the 70’s. I
> just went looking for LMA @ found that Castrol doesn’t make it any more!
> What is the current brake fluid for our roadsters?
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> I’ve been using LMA in all my vehicles but my “new” car is a 2006.
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> Peace,
> Pat
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> Pat Horne
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