Reg. Vs. Silicone brake fluid?

[Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lee

You can just bleed it through, and replace nothing unless it needs replacing
anyway.  Now would be a great time to inspect every thing & replace items in
question.  Make sure you do a though job of bleeding as it tends to turn the
petroleum based fluid into mud down the road if you did not get it all out. 
A power bleeder is the best way if you have access to one and make sure the
fluid coming out is clean, that way you should not have any residual old
fluid.  But if you experience that, I just clean the mud out with a clean
cloth and rebleed till you get the blue or red fluid flowing clean!.  The
only advantage you would gain is corrosion proofing and that ant all bad at
all!!  The petroleum based fluid can absorb moisture causing lines to
corrode from with in over time, the silicone will not absorb moisture and
that's a good thing!  The other advantage is brake heat dissipation from
repeated hard applications that is probably not the way you are driving your
car.  Now if you are experiencing brake fade do to heat then you will notice
a difference.  The question I guess is it worth the extra cost converting
over?  Or if it ain't broke don't fix it? 

Herb


------Original Message-------
 
From: Lee Sumpter
Date: 6/2/2008 3:48:39 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Reg. Vs. Silicone brake fluid?
 
What are your opinions on using silicone brake fluid instaed of regular
Fluid in our cars? Do you have to replace all of the hoses and
Cylinders, etc? Or can you just bleed the silicone fluid through the
Wheel cylinders?
Thanks
Lee Sumpter 64 Fury
 


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