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silicone brake fluid vs. dot-4

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Subject: silicone brake fluid vs. dot-4
From: "Mark Lambert" <markl@tibco.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 14:56:43 -0700
For the first 15 years that I owned my MGA, it ran with silicone brake
fluid.  Now it's almost through a frame-up restoration, and the question is,
use silicone again, or use dot-4?  I suspect it's somewhat of a religious
debate, but I'm curious what people think.  The only issues I know of that
differentiate them are:

    silicone won't screw up your paint
    silicone won't absorb water
    dot-4 is easier to work with, since it doesn't form lots of tiny air
bubbles if you pour too quickly

Any advice/opinions much appreciated,
Mark

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