Craig:
I have installed silicone fluid in four of my MGs. It works ferfectly. This
goes back 20 years. There are some tricks to set up the Master cyl. Esp. in
T types and MGAs. Contact me for further info.
Cheers;
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At 04:42 PM 2/6/98 -0800, Craig Wiper wrote:
>At 06:37 PM 2/6/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Listers:
>>Well, the weekend is nigh, and my brake parts are patiently waiting to be
>>installed.
>>The general consensus from all seems to be to put silicon fluid in the
>>system while I'm at it. So....
>> - I know not to mix fluids, are there steps to take, other than draining
>>the system as much as possible? Any strong opinions for NOT going to silicon
>>during a brake system rebuild?
>>
>>TIA
>>Dan
>>'73 B
>>Ft. Knox, KY
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>Hi. My experience has been a bad one with the silicon brake fluid. I
>switched over a few years ago. Within a year I had to rebuild both master
>cylinders, because the seal spoiled and started to leak. Upon buying
>replacements the concensus was that I should NOT use silicon fluid in the
>B. All mechanics and parts people I spoke with at the time told me not to
>use it and that performance was unpredictable using silicon fluid. So, I
>just use DOT5 Castrol fluid and have had no more problems.
>Craig Wiper
>early '74B
>
>Craig Wiper
>craigw@sonic.net
>http://www.sonic.net/~craigw
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