Oh no. The brake fluid thread. I'll be off list for a week or so. Can
someone email me when the heat dies down?
Seriously, Kent. This has been debated quite a bit. Check the archives at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=spridgets
for more answers than you could possibly want.
Mike
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent J. Miller [SMTP:Bushwacker4@prodigy.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 7:53 AM
> To: Spridgets
> Subject: Brake Fluid for LBCs
>
> Back in the old days, we were always told to use only English brake fluid
> because the seals were made of natural rubber instead of vulcanized
> rubber.
> Is that true for a 1976 Midget? I checked the manual and found nothing
> about
> what kind of fluid to use. It just says "approved" brake fluid. The master
> cylinder cap says DOT 3.
> If so, can you name a brand? Girling? Lockheed? Castrol?
>
> TIA,
> Kent
> 1960 Bugeye
> 1976 Midget
> Future old fart in an old car!
>
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