<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp90b17b92yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><div><div>Environmental moisture finds its way into your car’s hydraulic systems any time the reservoir is uncapped, and who knows how else. I lost clutch function in the ’76 BMW 3.0 Si I used to own because a little bead of water that had collected in the lowest point in the system, which happened to be the clutch slave cylinder, froze—and then, when I pushed in the clutch pedal the first thing in the morning, that little ice chunk tore the seal.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary McCormick</div><div>San Jose, CA</div><div>’70 2000, SRL311-13291<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp90b17b92signature"><div style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><br><font size="3" face="bookman old style, new york, times, serif">
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On Monday, May 6, 2019, 6:13:06 AM PDT, dave via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719"><div><div class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719WordSection1"><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">You are just plain wrong with that comment on silicone based fluids. It may perhaps be true that if you get water in the line it won’t be absorbed by the brake fluid. How are you getting water in the line?</p><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">In fact, dot 3 / 4 is hygroscopic, which means it absorbs water. So actually dot 3 / 4 is actually much more of a culprit.</p><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p><div class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719yqt4340060502" id="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719yqt37917"><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Courson via Datsun-roadsters<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 6, 2019 4:44 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Pat Horne <patintexas@icloud.com><br clear="none"><b>Cc:</b> datsun-roadsters: autox.team. net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Roadsters] Brake fluid recommendations</p><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">Wow, thanks for the heads-up!</p><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">That was the first DOT 4 rated fluid I started using, probably 30 years ago, in brakes and clutch hydraulics.</p></div><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">Have to do some research for a successor. I would still avoid silicone-based fluid for any car that sits a lot. Water will collect and rust the line.</p></div><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">Paul/Annapolis</p></div></div></div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal">On Sun, May 5, 2019, 21:54 Pat Horne via Datsun-roadsters <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a> wrote:</p></div><blockquote style="border-color: currentcolor currentcolor currentcolor rgb(204, 204, 204); border-style: none none none solid; border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;"><p class="ydpbcf023dayiv6970666719MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;">I’ve been using Castrol LMA brake fluid in my vehicles since the 70’s. I just went looking for LMA @ found that Castrol doesn’t make it any more! What is the current brake fluid for our roadsters?<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I’ve been using LMA in all my vehicles but my “new” car is a 2006. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">Peace,<br clear="none">Pat<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Pat Horne <br clear="none">We support Habitat for Humanity<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters</a> <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/courjpeg@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/courjpeg@gmail.com</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div class="ydpbcf023dayqt4340060502" id="ydpbcf023dayqt37503">________________________________________<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/datsun-roadsters </a><a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Unsubscribe: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gkmcc@sbcglobal.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/datsun-roadsters/gkmcc@sbcglobal.net</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div></div>
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