> Reply-To: KILE_PAUL@aphub.aerojetpd.com (Paul D Kile)
>
> If you believe that modern DOT 3 fluid does not harm British brake
> seals, try an experiment like I did about 10 years ago. (I don't
> think they've changed DOT 3 fluid in 10 years). Buy a Lockheed
> clutch master cylinder rebuild kit (or any inexpensive original
> Lockheed brake kit) and plunge the seals into a container of standard
> American DOT 3 fluid (Wagners, Prestone, etc.) Close the jar and let
> them sit for several weeks. You will find something that looks like the
> Incredible Melting Man.
I pulled the pedal box cover off and found the dust boots on both the clitch
and brake master cylinders melted globs. I figured that the DPO used DOT3 As I
repair this stuff I put in Castrol LMA (DOT 4)
- -Mark
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