From: derek strine (minimade@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Mon Jun 24 2002 - 15:33:27 PDT
I have heard that a hot pin or paperclip inserted in a small container of
brake fluid somehow differentiates one type of fluid from
another...?evaporates water from dot 5 only...any thoughts?
Derek
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Markeson" <kmarkeso@chartermi.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Brake Fluid
> GOTAM35 was right on about water being soluble in DOT 4 and below and not
in
> DOT 5, and unfortunately there is no visual way of telling the fluids
apart.
> The only thing that you can tell visually is if the fluid is brown and
gooky
> then it is contaminated and needs to be completely changed. If I was to
> replace the fluid in my truck I would use DOT 5 because it is silicone
based
> (which is what the military fluid is) and it doesn't eat paint like the
> older fluids.
>
> You can't mix the fluids for use, but if you soak up all the remaining
fluid
> in the master cylinder (with paper towels or rags) to get it as empty as
> possible then fill it with DOT 5. Then bleed the system starting with the
> wheel farthest from the master cylinder and working your way closer to the
> master cylinder. This will effectively "exchange" the fluid in the system
> and will not harm the rubber parts.
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