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Re: TR rubber seals question - identifying dot 5

To: Terry Thompson <firespiter@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: TR rubber seals question - identifying dot 5
From: "James Carruthers" <j.carruthers@rave.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:03:48 +0000
Are there any other ways of idenfying dot 5?

It's purple.... I know that.... when I looked in my brake resevoir it had a bit
of a purple tint.... but I was 100% sure...

What I do know is that I havent had to top up the brakes in the (almost) 1 1/2
year ownership of my car (crikey thats a long time.... its gone so quickly....)

Just curious, because I need to bleed the brakes this weekend - theyre feeling a
little spongy.







Terry Thompson wrote:

> I agree with Craig. Silicone is expensive ($8 pint?)
> and a bit of a task (a weekend job), but well worth
> the time and investment. No peeling paint, no topping
> off (does LMA evaporate or something?) and even if it
> does leak no damage to paint. The purple color is
> pretty trick too (on the translucent caps and plastic
> reservoirs).
> -Terry
> '76 spitfire 1500
> http://www.firespitter.com

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