X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m17.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.207] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1005894 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 01:05:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.207; envelope-from=WRJJRS@aol.com Received: from WRJJRS@aol.com by imo-m17.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r1.7.) id q.1b8.1567e546 (25098) for ; Sat, 18 Jun 2005 01:04:56 -0400 (EDT) From: WRJJRS@aol.com Message-ID: <1b8.1567e546.2fe50578@aol.com> Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 01:04:56 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Brake Fluid To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1119071096" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5038 -------------------------------1119071096 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/17/2005 9:40:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, murakamic001@hawaii.rr.com writes: I used to use a brake bleeder on my car which was made of aluminum. I also have a Mighty Vac hand pump that I also used to bleed brakes. Both of them corroded to the point that I had to throw them away. Lesson learned......don't let aluminum get in contact with standard automotive brake fluid. Carl Murakami ( from Hawaii....almost down under ) Carl, I wonder if there was some other reason for the corrosion. I am not arguing that youhad corrosion, only the cause. I say this because I have been running motorcycles with aluminum calipers, (both standard and aftermarket), And never saw a recomendation to not use "automotive" brake fluid. For racing I ran a high temp DOT-4 fluid. worked better than the silicone based fluids NEVER had a hint of a problem. In fact brakes were one of the few items I never needed to mess with. I ran AP calipers (the cast versions) and an AP adjustable master cylinder. The reservior was plastic, but everything else was aluminum! perhaps the DOT-3 was the bad stuff? Bill Jepson -------------------------------1119071096 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 6/17/2005 9:40:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, murakami= c001@hawaii.rr.com writes:

I used to use a brake bleeder on my car which=20= was made of aluminum. I
also have a Mighty Vac hand pump that I al= so used to bleed brakes. Both
of them corroded to the point that I= had to throw them away. Lesson
learned......don't let aluminum ge= t in contact with standard automotive
brake fluid.

Carl Murakami=20= ( from Hawaii....almost down under )

Carl,

I wonder if there was some other reason for the corrosion. I am n= ot arguing that youhad corrosion, only the cause. I say this because I have=20= been running motorcycles with aluminum calipers, (both standard and aftermar= ket), And never saw a recomendation to not use "automotive" brake fluid. For= racing I ran a high temp DOT-4 fluid. worked better than the silicone=20= based fluids NEVER had a hint of a problem. In fact brakes were one of the f= ew items I never needed to mess with. I ran AP calipers (the cast versions)=20= and an AP adjustable master cylinder. The reservior was plastic, but everyth= ing else was aluminum! perhaps the DOT-3 was the bad stuff?

Bill Jepson

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