Forgot to mention that the factory specifies the interval to change your
brake fluid. It is supposed to be at least each year, but I know few who
do that. However is DOES need to be done. You want good brakes and good,
sticky tires.
We could tell the drivers with DOT 3 fluid or old fluid on the track
because the fluid boiled and they lost braking ability (fade). We would
pull them off the track and send them off to get their fluid changed before
we'd allow them back on the track. the best policy is to never allow DOT
3 fluid near anything. Dot 4 fluid can be used in place of DOT3, and it is
better. I used to put the Castrol GT in everything.
At 10:59 PM 1/24/2006, you wrote:
So...tonight I had an 18-wheeler pull right out in front of me. I was
cooking along about 40mph or so. I was able to evade him while sliding to
a stop inches from one of those 10" high curbs and several feet away from
a lady in a little Saturn (who was covering her face waiting for the
impact). The trucker drove on...so did I.
The next few times I applied the brakes they felt like they were wet (know
what I mean?).
Fluid level is SAT and nothing is leaking so far as I can tell. So...like
the spot on Letterman...is this anything?
Bob Rentfro
'77 300D 148K
'01 VW Beetle TDI 61K
Litchfield Park, AZ
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