[Fot] Brake fluid question

steve colordog.1 at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 19 11:07:31 MDT 2009


I installed speed bleeders too, and one on the Clutch slave cyl.  After 1 time, my wife won't help me bleed the brakes anymore.

~Steve

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Babcock <Billb at bnj.com>
>Sent: Mar 19, 2009 1:05 PM
>To: RACER BUD <budscars at comcast.net>
>Cc: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Brake fluid question
>
>Motul ain't cheap either. I think all brake fluids are hygroscopic  
>(take up water from the air) and that affects their boiling point. If  
>you use a cheaper fluid like Castol you can change it frequently. I  
>seem to wind up doing that anyway--I seem to bleed brakes a lot. My  
>best investment has bee Speed Bleeders--love the little buggers.
>On Mar 19, 2009, at 7:01 AM, RACER BUD wrote:
>
>> Castrol seems to be the old standby...They have recently changed the  
>> label on the LMA bottle, but the product is supposed to be the  
>> same...Huffaker uses MOTUS(sp)....ATE is a well thought of brand..(I  
>> think it's very expensive?)
>> Racer Bud
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Babcock" <Billb at bnj.com>
>> To: <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>
>> Cc: "fot" <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 9:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] Brake fluid question
>>
>>
>>> Castrol. Seems good.
>>> On Mar 19, 2009, at 6:46 AM, toodamnfunky at comcast.net wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was just curious to see what brake fluid people are running in the
>>>> racecars.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jim G
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