Re: [MV] Silicone Brake Fluid Flushing

From: DaveCole (davidcole@tk7.net)
Date: Sat Mar 24 2001 - 11:58:29 PST


I believe that you want to use Ethanol. Not Methanol. Methanol is quite
corrosive.
If you go the a paint store and buy denatured alcohol, that is Ethanol with
poison added so you can't drink it. (Thank you feds) Methanol is poisonous
as is.

Dave

Ron wrote:

> I know... we went over all this a couple of weeks ago, but Outlook Express
> dumped my Skylee folder for no apparent reason. If anyone who has all the
> messages for the past couple of weeks would be so good as to forward the
> messages in the Silicone brake fluid thread to me, it would be much
> appreciated.
> One of the messages said to use an Alcohol to flush the SBF from the
> lines... was it specified?( i.e. Isopropyl, Methanol, etc.) Then said use
> ether to purge the Alcohol then flush with conventional BF.
> What type of BF do real BSTs (Big Scary Trucks) use in their systems
> (Non straight Air Brake types)?
> Ron
>
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