"Kulka, Matt" wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Maybe I'm looking at this like an amateur, but: DOT4 and older brake fluid
> is known for stripping paint. Silicone brake fluid does not. Maybe you
> could dribble some out of a bleeder, pour it onto a (painted) junk part and
> watch how it reacts.
>
> I'm guessing the purists will tell you to flush your brake lines with
> alcohol and blow them out with forced air, then replace the rubber seals at
> all four wheels. And I suppose that brakes being the most important thing
> on your car, it wouldn't be that bad an idea. Not nearly as much fun
> though, eh?
>
> Matt Kulka
> Huntersville, NC
> '74 B - which came with a small bottle of DOT4 - and now that I've found the
> dribble down the clutch pedal, I know why.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven R Schultz [mailto:SSchultz@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 22, 1999 1:40 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Is it Dot 3 Break Fluid?
>
> Last year I purchased an A from the son of the owner. He didn't know
> anything about the car or what his father had done to it before he
> passed away.
>
> My question is this. How can you tell if the break system has silicone
> or Dot 3 break fluid. I removed the Master Cylinder to have it sleeved
> and I am not sure which fluid is in the system. Can you tell by looking
> at the fluid or any other way?
>
> Steve
> '61 MGA
>
> SSchultz@worldnet.att.net
Definitely replace all the fluid in all lines. The cost is minimal and you will
be disgusted by the gunk & slime that resides in there now!
It's a lot safer to stop with your brakes rather than the tree or car in front
of you.
Gary
74B
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