sure you could. without looking, I think Vanagons call for Dot 3. correct me if I am wrong of course. Dot 4 is overkill really. 'better' yes, but I doubt anyone will get their brake fluid anywhere near the higher boiling point of Dot 4, or even Dot 3 if they have half a brain. If you're brakes start fading from overuse on a big descent ..........you better easy off way before any brake fluid boiling can occur ! A person would have to be clueless or dense to get heavily into serious brake fad and not stop driving for a little while at least ! ' I doubt Dot 4 lasts better than Dot 3 or anything like that. Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:33 PM Subject: Dot 3 brake fluid question
> Ok gang - I know the Vanagon calls for Dot 4 brake fluid but could one use > Dot 3 temporarily just to get a bus up and running to check that other > things are working properly? Maybe a very short test drive. Then bleed out > the Dot 3 and replace it with Dot 4 when it's time to drive on a regular > basis. > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > '90 Carat (Grover) > '86 (We call this one Parts) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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