[Fot] Brake Fluid.

[Bill Babcock]

Google "Silicone Brake Fluid Problems"—its not just me. 
> On Jun 23, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Bill Babcock <ponobill at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I converted to silicone brake fluid long ago, then had the pleasure of dealing with a multitude of seal leaks, I rebuilt every component, flushed the system carefully, switched back to Dot 3/4 and watched it turn to jello. Took three flushes to get rid of the crap. I also had Silicone fluid in one of my motorcycles. I had a strange problem with the front brakes. Under hard use they would go soft, stay soft for a while, and the fluid reservoir would overfill. I had to disassemble the calipers to find the problem—drops of water in the calipers. Silicone is not hygroscopic, so water stays separate and can collect in places where it’s very hard to bleed it from. Glycol and part synthetic fluid absorbs moisture so it can be eliminated by flushing or even just thorough bleeding. The ONLY benefit I can see to Silicone brake fluid is that it lasts a long time. I don’t think it belongs in any performance vehicle. 
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>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 12:53 PM, J.C. Hassall <jhassall at gmail.com <mailto:jhassall at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>> I'll bite Bill, why is it a mess?  I use it in my TR4 so may not understand something
>> 
>> Fat-thumbed from my iPhone7
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>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Bill via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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>>> Noooo. I hate Silicone brake fluid. What a mess. 
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>>>> On Jun 23, 2017, at 10:21 AM, Henry Morrison via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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>>>> I have had good luck with Valvoline synthetic from the Zone.
>>>> 
>>>> But to get a good vintage feel in a certain white TR3, I gotta recommend Silicone!
>>>> 
>>>> Henry Morrison
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>>>> From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net>> on behalf of Terry Stetler via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:11 PM
>>>> To: Friends of Triumph
>>>> Subject: [Fot] Brake Fluid.
>>>>  
>>>> Amici,
>>>>  
>>>> I know this is likely to be a very big can of worms, but, I’m looking to find out if the Motul 600 brake fluid plays nice with our Girling brake components.
>>>>  
>>>> I used Motul years ago in my Honda CRX track day car, and found it to work very well, but this is no longer the late 80’s, and I am needing it to work in a certain white TR 3.
>>>> Any experiences, either positive or negative from our august group?
>>>>  
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> Terry Stetler
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