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1. Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: jpquinn@cyberramp.net (John P. Quinn); Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 08:52:16 -0500; OK, I just bought a '62 Sprite that has '72 Midget front disk brakes on it. What is the right type or best type of brake fluid to use? Silicon? Dot5? Combo of both? Q Jay Quinn - '62 Austin-Healey MK; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00479.html (7,647 bytes)
2. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: "Christopher M. Delling" <cdelling@mail.ic.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 10:28:28 -0400; The answer you seek is not so straight-forward. DOT 3 fluid was the original fluid used in these cars, and is still acceptable. Drawbacks to it are it's tendency to absorb moisture (allowing brake co; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00480.html (8,700 bytes)
3. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: HealeyDoc@aol.com; Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 11:04:40 -0400; We recomend that you ONLY use Castrol/Girling/Lockheed Brake fluid. If you read the instructions that comes with any of the British hydraulic cylinders or Kits They clearly state this. == British Car; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00481.html (7,817 bytes)
4. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 10:10:55 -0400; Aren't DOT5 & Silicone brake fluid the same thing? - -Mark = =o&o; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00484.html (7,774 bytes)
5. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: jurrasm@genesis.torrco.com (Mark Jurras); Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:04:44 -0400; Some users of DOT5 report that moisture ins the system tends to collect at the low points, usually calipers and rear wheel cylinders. If not blead out regulary pitting corrosion in the bores occurs.; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00491.html (7,947 bytes)
6. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>; Date: 11 Oct 1996 14:34:44 -0500; DOT5 is silicon. (1) Find out what is in it in the first place. (2) Use that. (3) If you want to change from one DOT type (e.g., DOT4 to DOT5) to the other, the system should be flushed and rebuilt t; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00503.html (7,768 bytes)
7. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>; Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 21:40:16 -0700; For trouble free (ha ha) braking in a British car use only Castrol Girling brake fluid. If you insist on silicone fluid, the whole system must be flushed and all rubber seals must be new before switc; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00519.html (7,671 bytes)
8. Re: Right brake fluid to use for '62 Sprite? (score: 1): Author: "Denise Thorpe" <Denise_Thorpe@cpqm.mail.saic.com>; Date: 11 Oct 1996 18:53:36 -0700; << Almost anything I can think of has a serious potential for being misunderstood. You'd end up being followed by guys wearing gold chains and driving (heaven help you) BMW's. That was Uncle Ray. Shu; /html/mgs/1996-10/msg00520.html (9,121 bytes)

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