Andrew Mace wrote:
>
> On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Henry Frye wrote:
>
> > I found a red colored brake fluid in the lines, master cylinders,
> > reservoir, wheel cylinders, etc.
> >
> > I have never worked with silicone brake fluid. I sort ofremember it is
> > red. Is this it?
>
> I know some companies use some color to designate silicone, but I don't
> remember which color. However, this might be rare, valuable ;-) Girling
> Crimson brake fluid, not available for quite some time now (20 years?).
The car was purchased by the guy i bought it from in '79. They drove it
around the block once or twice, but never did a thing with it, other
than store in it in a nice, dry garage!
So Andy, if this is authentic Girling Crimson fluid, you must want it
for your collection, right?
I guess the real answer is in this question: How long has silicone brake
fluid been around? More than 20 years?
> > Is there a test I can do to see what I am dealing with. I considered
> > pouring some on paint to see if it attacked the paint, but there has got
> > to be a better, less destructive way!
>
> Try mixing it with water. If it mixes, it's probably NOT silicone. If it
> gets all foamy, it's good old whatever it was.
>
> --Andy
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