From: noel shelley (noel@shelley1722.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 17:39:22 PDT
> DOT 3 and DOT 4 are both hydroscopic.
> A friend of mine borrowed a vehicle, after about 15 miles at aroundabout
he
> went for the brakes THERE WERE`T ANY ! one front brake caliper was draging
> slightly and in 15 miles had got hot enough to boil the moisture in the
> fluid. The steam bubble acted as a gas {compressible }NO BRAKES
> Later that afternoon on inspection the brakes were fine, on cooling the
> fluid reabsorbed the moisture , THE EVIDENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE WAS GONE.
> This is why fluid should be changed every 3 years or so ! but nobody ever
> does.
>
> why are vehicles made with steel brake pipes ? why don`t they use silicone
> fluid ? COST {what price a life }
>
> NOEL
>
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