<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Google "Silicone Brake Fluid Problems"—its not just me. <br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 23, 2017, at 5:51 PM, Bill Babcock <<a href="mailto:ponobill@gmail.com" class="">ponobill@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 23, 2017, at 12:53 PM, J.C. Hassall <<a href="mailto:jhassall@gmail.com" class="">jhassall@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" class=""><div dir="auto" class=""><div class="">I'll bite Bill, why is it a mess? I use it in my TR4 so may not understand something<br class=""><br class="">Fat-thumbed from my iPhone7</div><div class=""><br class="">On Jun 23, 2017, at 2:24 PM, Bill via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8" class="">Noooo. I hate Silicone brake fluid. What a mess. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jun 23, 2017, at 10:21 AM, Henry Morrison via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">I have had good luck with Valvoline synthetic from the Zone.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">But to get a good vintage feel in a certain white TR3, I gotta recommend Silicone!</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Henry Morrison</div><div id="Signature" class=""><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" class="">Sent from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a id="LPNoLP" href="http://aka.ms/weboutlook" class="">Outlook</a><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><br class=""><div style="" class=""><hr tabindex="-1" style="display: inline-block; width: 912.375px;" class=""><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class=""><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;" class=""><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Fot <<a href="mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net" class="">fot-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Terry Stetler via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, June 22, 2017 4:11 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friends of Triumph<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Fot] Brake Fluid.</font><div class=""> </div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Amici,</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">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.</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">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.</div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Any experiences, either positive or negative from our august group?</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Thanks,</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Terry Stetler</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class="">Sent from<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">Mail</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for Windows 10</div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" class=""> </p></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; 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