<VV> brakes - dot 5 fluid

[Bill & Chris Strickland]

I really don't like seeing DOT 5 maligned just because it is a bit 
different -- yes, I had a leaky wheel cylinder in a Corvair that sat for 
a while with DOT 5, but I never thought it was the fluid. A second set 
of new cups in that cylinder seems to have fixed the problem - never did 
figure out what I did wrong, the new cups didn't look any better than 
the new cups I took out ...

My BMC cars, which are notorious for leaky hydraulics (think Lucas 
brakes <grin>), even if you do use the correct Girling fluid, now set 
for years between movings, and not only to the brakes work every time, 
but so does that darned hydraulic clutch on the Bug Eye -- all DOT 5's 
fault.

DOT 5 -- not for ABS, but great for collecter cars that don't get 
regular use, and it doesn't eat paint -- I'd recommend DOT 5.1 for a 
great racing fluid (it's not silicone).

Bill Strickland