Myths are harder to stamp out than a den of vipers. They just hang on like
snot on a fence. We ar getting better however, they are falling one at a
time. We should in the end have the best informed coach owners and the best
do-it-yourselfers in the GMC international.
Keep chipping away.
>Thomas
>
>After spending a couple of hour running the net last night. I am convinced
>that there is a lot of myth around this subject. I found stuff saying that
>it will absorb some water but far less than regular brake fluid. Another
>report that said that condensation on the master cylinder cap was the
>source of water in the system. The main thing I got out of all of the
>reading was---------change the fluid every two years if you are using
>regular brake fluid, every 5 for silicone. Thats what I learned.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
>PS please dont say I said to do that. The only places I could find
>info on the subject was on extreme pages. BMW club Saab club
>ect.
>
>In a message dated 2/7/99 8:38:49 AM Central Standard Time, warner
>writes:
>
>>
>> Since silicon brake fluid is not hydroscopic, and cannot absorb water,
>> how
>> would the water get into the lines in the first place so it could settle in
>> a low spot? Is someone going to purposely put some into the system?
>>
>> sounds like another myth to destroy!
>>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
snot on a fence. We ar getting better however, they are falling one at a
time. We should in the end have the best informed coach owners and the best
do-it-yourselfers in the GMC international.
Keep chipping away.
>Thomas
>
>After spending a couple of hour running the net last night. I am convinced
>that there is a lot of myth around this subject. I found stuff saying that
>it will absorb some water but far less than regular brake fluid. Another
>report that said that condensation on the master cylinder cap was the
>source of water in the system. The main thing I got out of all of the
>reading was---------change the fluid every two years if you are using
>regular brake fluid, every 5 for silicone. Thats what I learned.
>
>Take Care
>Arch
>PS please dont say I said to do that. The only places I could find
>info on the subject was on extreme pages. BMW club Saab club
>ect.
>
>In a message dated 2/7/99 8:38:49 AM Central Standard Time, warner
>writes:
>
>>
>> Since silicon brake fluid is not hydroscopic, and cannot absorb water,
>> how
>> would the water get into the lines in the first place so it could settle in
>> a low spot? Is someone going to purposely put some into the system?
>>
>> sounds like another myth to destroy!
>>
>
>
Tom & Marg Warner
Vernon Center NY
1976 palmbeach
