Date:         Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:27:47 -0400
Reply-To:     vw4x4@FYI.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
Comments: To: "Bill H." <starfinder88@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20040420231909.91233.qmail@web60904.mail.yahoo.com>
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Bill,
    Who is this guy?  Have him read the cap on the master
cyl.  DOT 4 only.  Dot 3 is not high enough temp. rating.
 Unless your going to work on your Vanagon yourself
PGh. is a bad place to have a vanagon worked on.  No
mechanics of any value for your vanagon here in Pgh.
                                                   ERic
                                                   Pgh. PA

Bill H. wrote:

>Was having a mechanic take a look at my brake master cylinder/clutch master
>cylinder area for a leak I'm having (couldn't find it myself). He found a
>slow leak in the clutch master, topped of the system with Dot 3 and bleed out
>the lines to keep me going until the new part shows up. My question is with
>the brake/clutch fluid. I think the system may have had Dot 4 in the lines
>and although the books say Dot 3 or 4 would be ok, it doesn't say anything
>about mixing them. Would adding Dot 3 on top of what may be Dot4 be a
>problem? Thanks in advance.
>
>Bill H.
>88 Silver GL
>Pittsburgh
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