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[David Kelly]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 07:40:25AM -0700, Fred Hink wrote:

> I thought Harleys used it. (really)

H-D does use DOT 5 as the factory fill. But then again a H-D is a garage queen and requires museum grade brake fluid. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@... ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[ron criswell]

I am running dot 5 and maybe that is why I have been having front brake probs. The caliper locked up the other day after running in the mud. Bled the brake a little on the side of the road and got home safely. How could I clean out my system or can I. A guy at a local parts house recommended the dot 5 because of it's ability to tolerate higher temps. Criswell bsetliff wrote:

> --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "closeke" wrote: > > Is Dot5 better than Dot4? What is the difference? > > I got this info off an auto racing website. I'm sure it would apply > to our bikes as well... > > DOT 2 spec brake fluid is for drum brakes and is now obsolete. > > DOT 3 and DOT 4 fluids are for todays modern braking systems. > > DOT 5 brake fluid is silicone and SHOULD NOT BE USED. It is not > compatible with DOT 3/4 fluids, can bubble easily when being poured > into the system, and can cause your brake system to corrode. > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[David Kelly]

On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 09:36:37AM -0800, ron criswell wrote:

> I am running dot 5 and maybe that is why I have been having front brake > probs. The caliper locked up the other day after running in the mud. Bled > the brake a little on the side of the road and got home safely. How could I > clean out my system or can I. A guy at a local parts house recommended the > dot 5 because of it's ability to tolerate higher temps.

What did you do to clean it out before putting DOT 5 in? Anything? The Only Right Way(tm) is to replace all the hoses, all the seals in the caliper, all the seals in the master cylinder. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@... ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[Tom Roper]

DOT 5 isn't compatible with the seals in a system designed for DOT 4, thats why you're having problems. Tom Roper '98 Concours '02 KLR 650 Mo.

> I am running dot 5 and maybe that is why I have been having front brake > probs. The caliper locked up the other day after running in the mud. Bled > the brake a little on the side of the road and got home safely. How could

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> clean out my system or can I. A guy at a local parts house recommended the > dot 5 because of it's ability to tolerate higher temps. > > Criswell > > bsetliff wrote: > > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "closeke" wrote: > > > Is Dot5 better than Dot4? What is the difference? > > > > I got this info off an auto racing website. I'm sure it would apply > > to our bikes as well... > > > > DOT 2 spec brake fluid is for drum brakes and is now obsolete. > > > > DOT 3 and DOT 4 fluids are for todays modern braking systems. > > > > DOT 5 brake fluid is silicone and SHOULD NOT BE USED. It is not > > compatible with DOT 3/4 fluids, can bubble easily when being poured > > into the system, and can cause your brake system to corrode. > > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > > http://www.dualsportnews.com > > Be part of the Adventure! > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to

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> > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ >

[David Kelly]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 09:31:31PM -0700, Paul Orland wrote:

> >Is Dot5 better than Dot4? > > True DOT 5 is synthetic, CAN NOT be mixed with anything, and SHOULD NOT be > used on, really, just about anything. I can't think of a single car or bike > offhand that still spec's DOT 5.

Synthetic BS. Where do people come from inventing all sorts of special magical properties for anything lableled "synthetic"? Am dumbfounded at the number of supposedly intellegent beings who believe "synthetic motor oil" is something other than motor oil. Or in this case brake fluid. If you take hydrogen and oxygen, mix in an exothermic reaction, you have synthetic water. If you put a pump in a deep hole in the ground, you have non-synthetic water. All "synthetic" means is how you arrive at it. Synthetic is the process used to manufacture, not the product itself. Does not mean, "different but works as a replacement for". DOT 5 is *silicone* based brake fluid. Is synthetic only if the manufacturer decides to use synthetic processes to produce it. DOT 5, no matter what process is used to manufacture, is not DOT 3/4 compatible. Valvoline Synpower (synthetic) brake fluid meets DOT 3 and DOT 4 minimum specifications. But is fundamentally the same thing as non-synthetic. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@... ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system.

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

Try West System G-Flex. It's designed for polyethylene. Although I have no experience with it, the boaters seem to like it, and West is an icon in the composites world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a5RlcP-4JE> The previously-mentioned TAP stuff does also look interesting though. Mark