Brake fluids

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Dot 5 will drfinately trash a formally Dot 3 system. I
cleaned out a Harley brake system that had been
contaminated and replaced all the seals, etc. Since
those brakes are such a small system any trace of the
stuff will booger up a new rebuild, which it had done.
I had to take it all apart, replace the lines, seals,
etc. The other guy left the old lines in and they had
that nasty DOT 5 in all the nooks and crevises.
On a larger car system you might get by with flushing
the system, but the silicone based Dot 5 is not
compatable. DOT 5 is better, but I prefer Dot 3 as it
is more common and can be found anywhere.
DOT 4 is just DOT 3 "improved" and will intermix-I
think. Check with a brake shop though.....Russ


		
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