[Roadsters] braking issue

[L Jordan]

You have to have the correct MC, whether it is 5/8 or whatever, it has to be
correct otherwise braking is difficult.

Linda

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On Jan 26, 2014, at 2:44 PM, Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net> wrote:

> Mike,
>
> OK, thanks.  I don't recall ever shaking the bottle, and we do pour
> carefully, because I just use the M/C reservoirs, and it is easy to
overfill
> them if one is not careful.
>
> I originally drained the DOT3 fluid, flushed the
> system thoroughly with denatured alcohol (which dissolves brake fluid),
then
> drained the alcohol, filled the system with DOT5 and flushed DOT5 through
> until I was confident I had all the alcohol out.  Bled the brake/clutch and
> never had a problem.  I probably wasted a quart of DOT5 in the process, but
> considered it worthwhile.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Mike
> Harper <roadsterdude1600 at yahoo.com>
> To: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net>;
> Datsun Roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26,
> 2014 2:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking issue
>
>
>
> I have found that it
> is harder to bleed BECAUSE it is silicone based and non-hygroscopic, (its
> blessing and perhaps its curse) if it is not handled carefully and allowed
to
> be shaken up the air bubbles are hard to disburse and takes a long time to
> settle out to the bottom.  If poured carefully, and not shaken in the
> container, then it probably bleeds just fine.  It IS better - no argument
here
> - but the cost, and trouble with totally flushing the old system before the
> change just never made it my choice.  Glad you like it, and I may switch
> someday myself.
>
> Mike Harper, CAI, AARE
> Harper Auction & Realty
> 843-729-4996
> "Experience Sells"
>
> http://www.auctionmyrealestate.net/
>
>
> From: Gary and Cindy Ault <aultgc at att.net>
> To: Mike Harper
> <roadsterdude1600 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 3:36 PM
> Subject:
> Re: [Roadsters] braking issue
>
>
>
> Mike,
>
> Why is it harder to get air out of
> the system with DOT5 fluid?  I have never had a problem with my '66.
>
> I use
> silicone fluid because it is non-hygroscopic, so brake parts wetted with
DOT5
> don't corrode.  And the rubber parts last longer.
>
> Gary
>
> From: Mike Harper
> <roadsterdude1600 at yahoo.com>
> To: Dave <dave at ranteer.com>; datsun-roadsters:
> autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26,
> 2014 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] braking issue
>
>
> For what it is worth,
> I have a '66 with a single master cylinder and it stops
> on a dime.  In fact it
> stops better then the '69 I used to have and I re-did
> the brakes on both.  The
> reason for the dual master cylinder is for safety, so
> you do not loose all 4
> wheels upon failure, and that is a good thing, but I do
> not believe it helped
> the stopping power at all.  Both cars will stop very
> well when everything is
> working properly.
>
> I know you
> are firm on using DOT 5,
> and that is OK, but
> you do know it is much harder to get all air out of the
> system. Unless you are
> racing, I do not see the
> need, but then I think stock
> systems work best with
> OEM fluids and parts.
>
> Mike Harper, CAI, AARE
> Harper
> Auction & Realty
> 843-729-4996
> "Experience Sells"
> http://www.auctionmyrealestate.net/
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