Re: DOT 4
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Re: DOT 4



Anyone who wants to learn about brake fluid and brakes
in general should bring up The Brakeman website. Great
articles there.

regards,

L. Peterson,
KustomKemps

--- Armand Eshleman <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks guys for bringing in some additional
> information about these fluids.
> I have a very real fear of any silicone brake fluid.
> In the middle 80s I was
> racing
> SCCA Formula Ford. Some of my fellow racers tried
> the stuff and it made the
> seals in their brake systems fail! This occurred
> during a race at speed.
> Very scary
> to be coming into a 35 mph turn at 140mph and
> discover you have very little
> to no
> brake.  After seeing that none of us ever tried
> silicone brake fluid on
> anything.
> If dot 4 is better than 3 I will try that but if its
> silicone based I'll
> stay with the 3.
> Personally I always used AP Racing 550 fluid which
> functioned fantastically
> in the
> race car.
> 
> Armand
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


		
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