From: Ryan M Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Jun 24 2002 - 14:18:33 PDT
At 2:10 PM -0700 6/24/02, Paul A. Thomas wrote:
>From what you all have said on this topic I can start with one
>version and flush system with brake fluid, or use alcohol to flush
>it then put brake fluid in.
>
>1: If the two DOT fluid types do get mixed in the system, does it
>just (just!) eat rubber seals? Or could it cause the brakes to fail
>internally because they fluids don't push/pull on each other
>properly?
The DOT 3 fluid can eat natural rubber seals. DOT 4 is ok with them
from my understanding.
>2: One response said denatured alcohol, the others said alcohol.
>If we are trying to dry it up how about something like paint
>thinner? Or Lacquer thinner? I use these to neutralize stripper
>when restoring antiques... ?
Paint stripper will definitely make the seals swell possibly to a
drastic effect upon them. The alcohol they speak of is just the basic
isopropynol type stuff.
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