I went the other way and had a failure in under a week. so maybe that tells
us that the silicone causes more swelling than the DOT 3/4
james
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Meyer <wcameyer@msn.com>
To: james <jamesnazarian@netzero.net>; David Randall
<david.randall@sympatico.ca>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: 27 March, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: Hydraulics -- DOT 4 (glycol) vs. DOT 5 (silicone):
> It has been something in the order of seven years since I changed to Dot 5
> by using it to push the LMA out. I have yet to have any seal problems!
>
> Bill
>
> > One of the things preventing an easy switch is that DOT 3/4 and DOT 5
> cause
> > different rates of swelling in the seals, so a switch in fluid will lead
> to
> > an almost immediate failure in sealing of the system.
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