Will Castrol continue to market the GT-LMA fluids as well?
Rich
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> From: CMeinel464@aol.com[SMTP:CMeinel464@aol.com]
> Reply To: CMeinel464@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 1997 1:43 PM
> To: ALPINE@autox.team.net
> Cc: TIGERS@autox.team.net
> Subject: GIRLING BRAKE FLUID
>
> FELLOW ALPINE & TIGER OWNERS,
>
> RECENTLY LUCAS PURCHASED THE RIGHTS TO MARKET CASTROL BRAKE FLUIDS.
> LUCAS
> NOW MARKETS FOUR DIFFERENT BRAKE FLUIDS AND SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHAT
> SHOULD
> BE USED IN OUT ALPINES AND TIGERS HAS SURFACED.
>
> AFTER CONSULTING THE LUCAS TECH PEOPLE, I CAN REPORT THE FOLLOWING:
> THE DIRECT REPLACEMENT TO OUR OLD CASTROL GT (LMA BRAKE FLUID) IS THE
> LUCAS/GIRLING UNIVERSAL BRAKE FLUID, PART # PBF 425 ( 5 LITERS) OR
> PFB450 (10
> LITERS).
> LUCAS ALSO HAS A DOT 5.1 FLUID THAT MIXES SAFELY WITH THE DOT 4 ABOVE.
> THE
> PART NUMBERS FOR THESE ARE PBF525 (5 LITERS) AND PFB550 (10 LITERS).
>
> UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD ALPINE AND TIGER OWNERS USE LUCAS
> MINERAL
> OIL-LHM OR LUCAS PREMUIM MINERAL OIL, PART NUMBERS PFM201 AND PFM701.
> THESE
> FLUIDS WILL SOFTEN ALL SEALS AND MAY CAUSE BRAKE AND CLUTCH FAILURE.
>
> BEST REGARDS,
> CURT
> CLASSIC SUNBEAM
>
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