[TR] Changing from DOT 3 to DOT 5 Fluif

[Frank Fisher]

yes maybe
i recall the original lasted the longest. but it was 50 years old so
i cant blame anything buy maybe time for that failure!
 
 

From: Bob Labuz
<yellowtr at adelphia.net>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net 
Sent: Tuesday, May 7,
2013 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] Changing from DOT 3 to DOT 5 Fluif


All,

I
use DOT 3 in the 3 and DOT 5 in the 4 and they both have their 
original brake
light switches. I have had the 3 for over 30 years and 
the 4 is in its 6th
season with the DOT 5.

Maybe it is the replacement switches that are the
problem?

Bob

On 05/07/2013 11:21 AM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman wrote:
> On 5/7/13
8:07 AM, Frank Fisher wrote:
>> i use DOT5 in my TR3 and have done for about 4
years now.
>> the only thing i
>> find problematic is my hydraulic brake
switch.
>> they only last 6 to 9 months.
>> i
>> have tried them from roadster
factory and moss with the same short 
>> lived life.
>> i can only assume its
the DOT5 that eats the rubber, but i have no 
>> proof of
>> that.
>>
> The
brake light switch failure rate is way too high.  I loose one as 
> often as
you do and have been using DOT5 for about 25 years now (Gee 
> that long??). 
I replaced one just yesterday.  I keep a spare and a 
> 7/8th wrench in the
boot.
>
> I always thought it failed from the heat as my brake light switch is
> mounted about 2 inches from the exhaust down pipe.  Next time the 
> engine
comes out I intend to relocate the brake light switch towards 
> the front of
the engine bay away from the exhaust system.
>
> TeriAnn
>
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