Reg :
If you are going to flush with alcohol followed by air, be sure you get
Methanol (or Methyl Alcohol), not denatured, ethyl, isopropyl, ethanol,
etc. Methanol is fairly poisonous, don't get it on your skin. Also, be
sure your air is filtered, clean and dry. Normal shop air has way too much
oil, water, etc. to be risking in your brake system. And, you want to be
_very_ sure that all the alcohol is out of the system. Alcohol boils even
lower than water, and will absorb moisture (leading to corrosion), so you
sure don't want any in your brakes.
Given the potential dangers, and dubious benefits, I wouldn't suggest
flushing with alcohol at all. Disassemble and clean all the cylinders,
then flush the lines with brake fluif.
Randall
On Wednesday, July 12, 2000 3:33 PM, Reginald Tulk [SMTP:regtulk@isd.net]
wrote:
>
> I still have some questions regarding "flushing" of the system. Am I
> correct in assuming that you would "substitute" alcohol for fluid and
> use the master cylinder to push everything thru; then when it seems
> clean enough blow air thru to remove the alcohol and replace the brake
> fluid, again using the master cylinder to fill the system? how much
> should i be concerned about getting alcohol in my brake fluid and vice
> versa? Will the alcohol "remove" all the fluid that i used to lubricate
> the M/C when it is assembled? Should I just have a beer and relax?
>
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