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TR-3 Brake Fluid Compatibility

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: TR-3 Brake Fluid Compatibility
From: Bschwartz@encad.com (Barry Schwartz)
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 07:57:56 -0800
> There was a small rubber sealing washer between the inner can and the outer
> can which had more or less disolved.  Neither Moss or TRF list this part in
> thier catalogs.  If I was to make a new one, are there any obscure
> restrictions on the material I use, or will an old bicycle inner tube work?
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If your worried about fluid compatibility just take whatever material you
are considering using and soak it in the fluid you want to test.  After a
couple days, or best a week if it hasn't changed its consistency then it's
probably safe to use (including your old inner tube!).

Barry Schwartz
Bschwartz@encad.com (work)
Bschwart@pacbell.net (home)
(San Diego)
70' Spitfire (under-going major surgery) ,  72'-V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70'GT6+    


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