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From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Wanted: Info on '75 Triumph Spitfire
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Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 13:40:29 EST
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I can second the comment made about Triumph's needing special brake
fluid.  Triumph's (and perhaps other English cars with Lockheed/Girling
brakes) use natural rubber seals in the master cylinder, calipers,
drum brake cylinders, etc., instead of the synthetic (neoprene?) used
in most cars.  Unfortunately, these seals can be permanently damaged
(leading to leaks) by normal DOT 3 brake fluid.  You need to find brake
fluid rated at DOT 5.  The only brand I could ever find was Castrol/Girling
brake fluid.  I learned this lesson the hard way, after having to replace
every seal in my TR-250's brake system.

Bob Schleicher
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AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Ill.