Robert:
At the risk of sounding smug (OK, I am feeling smug) I have to ask:
1. Is this DOT 4 fluid we are talking about in terms of popping leaks
over
the winter?
2. How many people have had this happen with DOT 5?
One of the supposed advantages of DOT 5 is fewer problems for vehicles
that
sit idle for long periods of time. Apparently the Army likes DOT5 because so
much of their inventory sits idle when we are not at war. Probably not the
case for Humvees in Iraq and Afghanistan at the moment =:-o But trucks,
Bradleys, etc all are inventoried and idle for long periods of time so lower
maintenance is good.
One obvious advantage to DOT 5 is that it is not soaking up moisture all
winter, and does not corrode things after a year or two. Dunno how it performs
in terms of preserving seals.
Guess which fluid I am using (tee-hee).
Vance
Vance Navarrette
Mimosa TR6 with no brake fluid leaks this spring.
-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Robert Lang
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 6:58 AM
To: Tom Note
Cc: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Foreboding brake fluid leak -servo rebuild needed?
On Thu, 16 Apr 2009, Tom Note wrote:
> Pete: One other long shot.
> I replaced my MC assy needlessly a few months ago from similar symptoms. It
> turned out that mine was leaking at the seal between the plastic fluid
> reservoir and the MC body. Servo was fine, but wet down the front.
Good point - I've had this problem too (when the car sits for a long
time).
> Tom
regards,
rml
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