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 > > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html