RE: Brake Fluid Dot 3 ?

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Clear is good!!  Means your in the clear!  Use DOT 4 to replace old fluid
because it is compatible and higher quality.  Yes bleed them through till
you get new fluid out of the wheel cylinders and fill MC to 1/4 inch from it
s top and your done.  Your probably asking why so much bleeding? 
Technically you should change your brake & Transmission fluid every 30,000
miles but hardly any one does.  Out of sight out of mind until something
goes wrong.  Dot 3 & 4 fluid will absorb moisture and as time goes on it
absorbs more & more eventually corroding the brake lines from the inside out
  That is when every one complains that MoPar has crap for brake lines when
it's the owners fault because he has 40 or 50 year old fluid in the system. 
Nuf Said?

Dot 5 I will keep it short but I can give you the long version if any body
wants to know.  DOT 5 Is Absolutely "Not" Compatible With DOT 3 OR 4!!!!!,
unless you want mud!  Yes you can convert over but once their, no coming
back unless you replace the system MC, WCs Rubber hoses etc etc.!  The
argument is DOT 5 will not absorb moisture, True!  will not fail under high
heat, True!  Ok the moisture issue, no matter what, your going to get
moisture in the system were does it go?  DOT 5 is lighter than water so the
moisture goes to the bottom and cant be bleed out unless you turn your
calipers and wheel cylinders over and bleed from the bottom.  That is why
they rust and wear out the rubber parts in them over time.  DOT 3 & 4 can
handle more moisture than DOT 5 with out any adverse affects.  Heat, I
seriously doubt you are going to drive your classic MoPar like a Trans Am
racer and generate that kind or heat that DOT 3 or 4 will fail even in stop
and go traffic unless something else is wrong and the DOT 5 will only be
covering up the problem.  Bottom line on our cars the end just doesn't
justify expense and potential aggravation.  The only reason I can think of
to use DOT 5 is if your in Extreme weather conditions, already causing brake
problems.

    
 Herb 
 
1959 Coronet 326 Poly
1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
1970 Challenger RT 440
1999 Durango SLT 5.9
2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
St. Louis, MO.
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
Date: 3/11/2009 12:24:24 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Brake Fluid Dot 3 ?
 
It's clear.. so it's DOT3 ???
BTW it is up to the thread hole for the cap bolt.. I assume that's
full.. so I think I need to try bleeding my brakes next,
 
Herb wrote:
>
>
> What color is the fluid in there?  If it is purple, blue or red you have
> silicone type fluid.  Altho blue fluid could be DOT 4, that fluid (Super
> Blue) has been linked to seal failure because of the dye.  So hopefully
> you
> don't have blue!
>
>    
>  Herb
>
> 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> 1970 Challenger RT 440
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> St. Louis, MO.
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: 62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx
> Date: 3/11/2009 10:47:50 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: Brake Fluid Dot 3 ?
>
> Thing is I don't know what's in there.. I assumed that DOT3 was the
> recommended fluid,  but I wasn't sure and I thought you weren't
> suppose to mix types at all...
>
> Thanks.. I'll not worry about whether it's 3 or 4
>
> spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Use what you have in there; if you have DOT 3 it will work. DOT 4 will
> > work too, afaik. Just don't mix silicone fluid with these.
> >
> > Gary H.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > >From: 62pluckedchicken
> >
> > >is that a yes ;)
> >
> > >Doug Daniel wrote:
> > >>
> > >
> > >
>
>
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as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
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