Well, with all that said, you must keep in mine 2 things. 1 - the brakes changed in 1986 on the Vanagon, from 2 piston to 1 large piston, and increased the surface area. 2 - Dot 4 is fully compatable with Dot 3....but not the other way around. Also, being that lord Bentley can not see into the future, these manuals could have been written say, in 1984, stating "DOT 3 if fine". Then 2 years later the brakes are changed, and require Dot 4. Without more info. on the brake system, the manual......it's hard to say. An easy way to know for sure is to look at the cap on the master Cyl. I personal have had the brakes boil the fluid. It is one of the most fearful times in your life, that you may even live thru. Sure beats sky diving or bungy jumping. This is not a questionable item, for me, at any cost.
Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Wed, 23 Jun 1999, Karl F Bloss wrote: > Eric, > > You said someone gave dangerous advice in saying DOT 3 was OK. I looked > it > up today in Bentley and they say that DOT 4 supercedes DOT 3 as of 1985. > It sounds > to me like DOT 3 was OK, but once the higher boiling point DOT 4 came > out, VW > decided to go with that. They also said that they're fully compatible. > I can't remember > the page #, but it's under Brakes-Hydraulic. > > So go easy on us, ok? :-) > > -Karl > ----------------------- > Karl Bloss > temporary e-mail address while I'm a road warrior: blosskf@juno.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > Get the Internet just the way you want it. > Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! > Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. > |
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