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Orval Fairbairn
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Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:56 am Post subject:
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Anybody out there have any experience with Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid
for normal day - to - day operation on a Porsche?
How about silicone brake fluid? I know that I would have to flush the
complete brake system (calipers, lines, master cylinder and reservoir if
I were to start using silicone fluid. What are the drawbacks?
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 5:19 am Post subject:
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Why would you want to do this on a street car? Also, I've heard that
some systems are incompatable with the silicone fluids.
It's more important to flush the system than to put in fancy brake fluid.
Grab a quart of fluid with DOT3 approval and flush them out. Get the
pricier name-brand version if you want to pamper your car.
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
| Quote: | Anybody out there have any experience with Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid
for normal day - to - day operation on a Porsche?
How about silicone brake fluid? I know that I would have to flush the
complete brake system (calipers, lines, master cylinder and reservoir if
I were to start using silicone fluid. What are the drawbacks? |
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Orval Fairbairn
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:04 am Post subject:
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In article <hYEEd.3771$C52.669@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
someone@somewhere.net wrote:
| Quote: | Why would you want to do this on a street car? Also, I've heard that
some systems are incompatable with the silicone fluids.
It's more important to flush the system than to put in fancy brake fluid.
Grab a quart of fluid with DOT3 approval and flush them out. Get the
pricier name-brand version if you want to pamper your car.
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I believe that DOT 4 is the minimum for a Porsche. I want
non-hydroscopic fluid, as the car is almost 40 years old and wish to
minimize corrosion due to water absorption.
| Quote: | Orval Fairbairn wrote:
Anybody out there have any experience with Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid
for normal day - to - day operation on a Porsche?
How about silicone brake fluid? I know that I would have to flush the
complete brake system (calipers, lines, master cylinder and reservoir if
I were to start using silicone fluid. What are the drawbacks? |
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william_b_noble
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:04 am Post subject:
Re: Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid? |
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beware of slicone fluids - I like them a lot, but many times the system will
start to leak. Whether this is the case with the one you mention I don't
know, but I have a couple of cars where the fluid will not work. it's OK in
my 356 and my 59 cad, but not in my 51 dodge nor my 36 cad. Maybe newer
silicones are OK.
"Orval Fairbairn" <orfairbairn@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:orfairbairn-A65185.22380910012005@news1.east.earthlink.net...
| Quote: | In article <hYEEd.3771$C52.669@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
someone@somewhere.net wrote:
Why would you want to do this on a street car? Also, I've heard that
some systems are incompatable with the silicone fluids.
It's more important to flush the system than to put in fancy brake
fluid.
Grab a quart of fluid with DOT3 approval and flush them out. Get the
pricier name-brand version if you want to pamper your car.
I believe that DOT 4 is the minimum for a Porsche. I want
non-hydroscopic fluid, as the car is almost 40 years old and wish to
minimize corrosion due to water absorption.
Orval Fairbairn wrote:
Anybody out there have any experience with Pentosin Racing Brake Fluid
for normal day - to - day operation on a Porsche?
How about silicone brake fluid? I know that I would have to flush the
complete brake system (calipers, lines, master cylinder and reservoir
if
I were to start using silicone fluid. What are the drawbacks? |
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Holden McThynge
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Tue Jan 11, 2005 10:56 pm Post subject:
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"william_b_noble" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:1105422576.084e98459a59b2a1f24f1449dbc9660f@teranews...
my 36 cad.
that outta be a great ride... we (frau and I) had a '46 Series 61... whatta
automobile; i can't remember the idle rpm but you could balance a filter
cigarette on it's butt on the oil-bath air-filter with the engine at idle..
the cigarette would stay there until you reved the engine or the wind blew.
at one time we had three Caddy's in the drive, the '46, a '76 Coupe Deville,
and a '79 Seville (as well as a piss poor USofA manufactured VW Rabbit
Diesel) and a Honda 750. |
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