Don't suppose they said why? Are we to assume why?
---- David Nock <healeydoc@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
=============
This comes up about every 6 months or so and all I will say is that
if you purchase a Girling cylinder or kit in the instructions it
clearly states that if you use Silicone fluid your warranty is VOID.
On Nov 9, 2009, at 3:06 PM, Eric (Rick) Wilkins wrote:
> Silicone is known to be more compressible than DOT 4. That's one of
> the reasons that it is not used or recommended in ABS systems.
>
> The fact that it doesn't absorb moisture is bad because instead of
> suspending moisture, it can cause water to "settle" in brake parts
> leading to water pockets and/or corrosion from same.
>
> Wilko
>
> On Nov 9, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Tom Felts wrote:
>
>> less water absorption is a negative???
>>
>> And----my pedals are in no way spongy. Sorry to defend DOT 5 so
>> strongly, but seems everything I hear bad about it has not
>> happened to me in a very long time of silicone use.
>>
>>
>> ---- Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl> wrote:
>>
>> =============
>> Although DOT5 has its advantages in:
>>
>> -not stripping paint like DOT3/4 (I do not know if this also true for
>> DOT5.1)
>> -less detoriation being not or less hygroscopic
>> -higher dry and wet boiling point
>> -long life
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