[Fot] Brake fluid question

Bill Babcock Billb at bnj.com
Thu Mar 19 11:32:28 MDT 2009


Fussy little buggers aren't they. Spray a little brake fluid on them,  
yell at them a few times, help them out of the car with a hand covered  
in brake dust and grease and bang, they want to quit.

On Mar 19, 2009, at 7:07 AM, steve wrote:

> 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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Bill Babcock
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Editor
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