I'll second that. People tend to freak when they think about what might be
involved in converting to DOT 5. I used the procedure just as Fred (and the
fluiF manufacturer) described on my GT6 three years ago, and have had no
problems whatsoever, nor do I have a spongy pedal. The pedal is *slightly*
softer than before, but on a GT6 (ditto for Spitfire), one does worry a lot
about having the M/C leak (which on some hot day it will), because then
invariably the fluid spills down the driver of the car, leaving that smudgy
badge of courage you see on so many of these unrestored cars.
Using the flush/conversion method, however, I did go through about a quart of
DOT 5 fluiF to get things right. But I've been quite happy with the change.
DOT 5 is also the brake fluid of choice amongst my kart racing colleagues, some
of whom go 140 mph down racing roadways.
--
Martin Secrest
GT6, TR6
Fred Thomas wrote:
> I know a TR/6 owner who opened his bleeder valves, filled his master
> cyclinder with DoT 5, pumped the system until nothing but # 5 came through,
> buttoned it up and drove for the next 8 years with never-ever a problem,
> normal small leaks and he never changed one piece of braking equipment on
> his car before doing this, nothing, no rubber parts, nothing, just the
> fluid, still has the car, and has now replaced the rear cyclinders I think
> is what he said to me last week at VTR in Florida, "hint", he writes
> sometimes about electrics, lot of myths about fluifs. "FT"
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