[6pack] brake fuild

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From: "Joseph Grant" <grant at bowtie6.com> 

> Do what you like but I have a friend who owned a pristine TR250. He 
> switched to silicone fluid and after several months started having issues 
> with his brakes. Eventually they ended up failing. There are some adverse 
> reaction between the silicone and the rubber used in the master cylinder and 
> the rest of the braking system. I realize there are many folks that use it 
> and swear by it, but I had a chance to see firsthand what happened to my 
> friend's car soon after conversion to silicone fluid. 
> 
> He ended up having to replace the entire system at quite a bit of a cost. 
> For me, that is just not worth the risk. I don't use it. 

Interesting. Silicone fluid has performed perfectly in my TR6 for about 12 years now.

Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL