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Re: Which brake fluid?

To: Mike Ross <MIKEROSS@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Which brake fluid?
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 18:17:02 -0700
Mike, If you are using Castrol LMA brake fluid, you have nothing to
worry about!

Joe Curry

Mike Ross wrote:
> 
> Hi fellow Spit pilots,
> 
> I'v had to replace a rear brake cylinder and had refilled the empty system
> w/ Castrol Dot 3 brake fluid before learning than some early Spits used
> natural rubber seals.  The old brake fluid looked, smelled, and felt like
> the Castrol Dot 3 (I didn't taste it though).
> 
> Does anyone know when Triumph began using a seal that would allow the use of
> a Dot 3 or Dot 4 brake fluid?  My '68 Spit's Commission # is FD11675   L.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any information,
> 
> Mike

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