[TR] Advice sought please!

[Tony Gordon]

DOT 3 and 4 doesn't help the paintwork too much, but just as you say, it 
does not cause internal corrosion.  External alloy parts of the brake system 
exposed to air and water will often acquire a powdery white patina.  As long 
as the working/moving parts are not affected, you are probably OK, but a 
rebuild of the seals does no harm.

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Tony Gordon
72 TR6
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Scarbrough" <fishplate at charter.net>
To: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul at negia.net>; "list Triumph" 
<triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Advice sought please!


> At 08:16 PM 12/9/2007, Paul Dorsey wrote:
>>Because brake fluif is very corrosive, I expect that I
>>might just see the results of this in my lines, etc.
>
> ???
>
> Brake fluid is not corrosive.  If it was, it wouldn't make a very
> good brake fluid...  What it is, is hygroscopic, meaning it tends to
> absorb water.  So there may be some effect of condensation
> showing.  I would not expect permanent damage, unless there is
> substantial white flaky junk showing inside the lines, in which case
> you have another problem besides fluif - maybe you stored the car
> under water?  Water shouldn't have been much of a problem where you are...
>
> I'd consider just flusing it with fresh Castrol LMA - you can get it
> at Pep Boys, if not other places.  I just can't imagine the entire
> brake system going to rot in a year - plenty of these cars sit longer
> that that, and survive...
>
> Jeff Scarbrough                     USDA, ARS, JPCNRCC
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