At 11:21 PM +0000 12/6/01, Richard Notton wrote:
>Yes, most Ferrets were converted (from OM 13) to "brake fluid" OX 8
>which is DOT
>3/4, hydraulic oil brake components were marked with a splash of green paint,
>which is handy when they got sprayed green all over in manufacture.
>
>A previous owner might have flushed and filled with DOT 5 silicone, beware.
>
>With all the usual warnings, it hasn't killed me yet, taste a _tiny_
>smear on a
>finger, mineral hydraulic oil tastes, well, like oil; brake fluid certainly
>doesn't.
Ok, then if the norm was to convert to DOT 3/4 then DOT5 isn't
compatable. DOT 5.1 is compatable. Hard to find but its out there.
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