X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [206.46.252.48] (HELO vms048pub.verizon.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1006651 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 01:25:26 -0400 Received: from [63.24.34.209] ([63.24.36.114]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0IIB007YKGEACC67@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 19 Jun 2005 00:25:26 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:25:19 -0700 From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Do Not Use Auto Brake Fluid In-reply-to: To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1092963770==_ma============" References: --============_-1092963770==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" That is commonly used by many A & P mechanics that I know. The drawback to any of these fluids is that if you get a leak it will eat the paint off your plane, silicone will not. Ken >Why not use a good hydraulic ATF fluid such as Dexron III which has >a flash point of 400 F, and is readily available. See url: >http://www.pzlqs.com/Tech/Pdsheet/DomesticMarketing/Gear&Transmission/pdf/DexronIIIMerconAutomaticTransmissionFluid.pdf > >Cheers...........Gary > --============_-1092963770==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: FW: Do Not Use Auto Brake Fluid
   That is commonly used by many A & P mechanics that I know.
  The drawback to any of these fluids is that if you get a leak it will eat the paint off your plane, silicone will not.
  Ken




Why not use a good hydraulic ATF fluid such as Dexron III which has a flash point of 400 F, and is readily available. See url:
http://www.pzlqs.com/Tech/Pdsheet/DomesticMarketing/Gear&Transmission/pdf/DexronIIIMerconAutomaticTransmissionFluid.pdf
Cheers...........Gary
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