Re: Reg. vs. silicone brake fluid?

[Schuyler Wrobel <sky62@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

when I upgraded to front disc brakes, on my 62 Dodge wagon, I  
switched to dot 5 fluid.
I also went with the aluminum/plastic duel servo master and Willwood  
proportioning valve.
that was about 5 or 6 years ago, and haven't had a problem except  
normal wear and tear
on the pads and rotors. no problems fluid related anyway.

Schuyler
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On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Dan McCormack wrote:

> I'm not sold on silicone brake fluid myself. I've also heard  
> stories of people having a soft brake pedal especially at high  
> altitudes. Here's an article I found online that has an explanation  
> in it of the spongy pedal.
>
> Dan
> http://www.xs11.com/tips/maintenance/maint1.shtml
>
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>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill" <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 10:29 AM
> Subject: Re: Reg. vs. silicone brake fluid?
>
>
> > I had a friend that went through this a few years back...he decided
> > that silicone was THE way to go. If my memory serves me right, He did
> > some research and found that the seals needed to be upgraded to  
> > handle
> > the silicone. So he spent quite a bit of time and $ for that, lots of
> > $ on DOT 5 fluid, throughly flushed the system, did everything right,
> > and then had a soft pedal @ the end that he couldn't get rid of. Even
> > replaced the MC and it was still there. Finally went back to DOT 3  
> > and
> > problem was solved. I don't remember any more than what I put here,
> > but I do remember he was cussing for spending all that $ for nothing!
> >
> > Bill M
> > 65 Coronet 500 'vert
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 4:48 PM, Lee Sumpter <leesumpter@xxxxxxxxx>  
> > wrote:
> > > What are your opinions on using silicone brake fluid instaed of  
> > > regular
> > > fluid in our cars? Do you have to replace all of the hoses and
> > > cylinders, etc? Or can you just bleed the silicone fluid through the
> > > wheel cylinders?
> > > Thanks
> > > Lee Sumpter 64 Fury
>
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