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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Must be the same guys that when I asked for 3’ for ¼” fuel line needed to know what model/year car it was for.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>auprichard uprichard.net<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 29, 2023 3:49 PM<br><b>To:</b> Philip Ethier <pethier7@gmail.com>; Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> triumphs@autox.team.net; Joel Justin <j_bar_j@hotmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Dot 5 brake fluid<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>I recently went into TWO auto parts stores looking for DOT 5. In both cases the guy pointed me to the 5.1. When I explained they were different, both guys (remember, this is two different shops) argued that 5.1 was the same as 5.0.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>I guess the confusion is widespread.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Triumphs <<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Philip Ethier<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 29, 2023 4:09 PM<br><b>To:</b> Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>; Joel Justin <<a href="mailto:j_bar_j@hotmail.com">j_bar_j@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Dot 5 brake fluid<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 3:32 PM Don Hiscock <<a href="mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The nomenclature around DOT5 (silicone) and DOT5.1 (glycol) never made any sense to me...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The stupidest decision imaginable. Why not DOT6? Or DOT4.1? Just ridiculous. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>