[Healeys] Silicone vs Glycol (natural or otherwise) brake fluid

[Dan Stromquist]

Dot4 crystallized.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Felts [mailto:tomfelts at windstream.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 12:09 PM
To: Dan Stromquist
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Silicone vs Glycol (natural or otherwise) brake fluid

What was the fluid---Dot4 or silicone?


---- Dan Stromquist <dan at warner-associates.com> wrote: 

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I let my car sit for 3 years several years back and when I checked around
the brake drums/pistons/shoes/etc there was green crystallized deposits of
what appeared to be brake fluid.  Had to rebuild all.

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Tom Felts
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 7:33 AM
To: Editorgary at aol.com; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Silicone vs Glycol (natural or otherwise) brake fluid

---- Editorgary at aol.com wrote: 

Conclusions: Use glycol in cars that are driven frequently, but be very 
careful when you refill the system so you don't spill it on your paint, and 
change it regularly. Use silicone in show cars that are driven less hard and

infrequently.

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