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<div> <font size="3">While it is true that DOT5 entraps air easily it also will give it up fairly quickly. They use it in vacuum pumps for that reason. The trick I use is I will top up the reservoir and wait before I bleed. A day if I can. This allows any air to percolate out before it gets into the closed system.</font><br>
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From: baltoalpine@gmail.com<br>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
Sent: Sun, Apr 30, 2023 2:32 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] DOT 5 Brake Fluid<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I use DOT 5 in all of my LBC's for the same reasons Glenn gave. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">I know some folks complain that it can be hard to bleed the brakes with DOT<br>
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<div dir="ltr">5 though. This is because while it isn't hygroscopic, it does collect air.<br>
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<div dir="ltr">A friend showed me a jar of new from the bottle DOT 5. He put it in a glass<br>
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<div dir="ltr">as the air came out of suspension. If you don't have that kind of equipment<br>
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<div dir="ltr">(I don't) just treat the DOT 5 containers gently, and pour slowly into the<br>
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