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• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:46:33 -0400
  ...Regardless of whether a brake system is filled with DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid, DOT 4 fluid is safe and advisable for...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 23:00:05 -0400
  ...2 - Dot 4 is fully compatable with Dot 3....but not the other way around. Also, being that lord Bentley can not see into...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 11:43:01 -0400
  ...The only time you will have a problem is if you used dot 3. DOt 3 will boil at lower temperatures. If you get...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:27:12 -0400
  At 08:33 PM 9/27/2008, Jeff Lincoln wrote... >Ok gang - I know the Vanagon calls for Dot 4 brake fluid but could...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Fri, 4 May 2018 14:44:51 -0400
  I have been using Valvoline brake fluid for the last few years without an issue and it says compatible with DOT3/4. https://shop...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Fri, 4 May 2018 18:35:21 -0400
  ...HOWEVER DOT5 (or 5.1) brake fluid is silicone based and must NEVER be mixed with DOT3 or 4. I run Castrol Dot 4...
• Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:19:09 -0700
  ...I think the system may have had Dot 4 in the lines and although the books say Dot 3 or 4 would be ok...
• Re: Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:19:59 -0400
  Yes! Those dots are the max speed shift points. For the automatic, ignore the 1st speed dot. Your 1st lines up with the 2nd...
• Re: wisdom of DOT 5 brake fluid (kinda long)
  Historical mailing list - mark brauer
  Mon, 9 Feb 2004 11:58:30 -0700
  George, you're absolutely correct with regard to the need to remove all traces of DOT3/4 before converting a brake system to DOT5...
• Re: '87 Syncro brake failure?
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 07:43:08 -0400
  ...SOmeone put DOT 3 brake fluid in your system. Vanagons > require DOT 4. DOT 4 brake fluid has a higher Boiling point > (or temperature...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 01:59:01 EDT
  In a message dated 4/20/04 7:20:17 PM, starfinder88@YAHOO.COM writes: << Would adding Dot 3 on top of what may...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 3 Apr 1999 22:01:54 -0800
  ...What the DOT 3-4-5-? >pertains to? > MtnGal > DOT 3, 4, and 5.1 are 'standard' alcohol based (polyglycol?) fluids, and are interchangeable...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:31:51 -0400
  ...I've seen DOT 3 and DOT 4 oils boil. > It is true that the DOT4 has a higher boiling point and anything we...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 03:19:34 -0700
  It was I who posted the initial note about DOT3 & 4 being compatible. I think it's a case of all of us having...
• Re: FW: Brake reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 4 Jul 2020 00:32:24 -0500
  DOT 5 is silicone based and it's not compatible with DOT 3 or 4. DOT 3 is glycol ether and it's hygroscopic...
• Re: DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:35:12 -0500
  DOT4 has a higher heat rating. I guess it's needed for heavier braking on a vanagon to get it to stop. Makes more...
• Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list - Paul Holmdahl
  Wed, 08 Jan 97 13:45:00 CDT
  The Bently Mannual states that only Dot 4 brake fluid be applied to Vanagons. Does anyone know the difference between Dot 3 & Dot 4...
• 85 Vanagon - DOT brake/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:26:15 -0500
  I think its safe to say it's important to use DOT 4 fluid, (not DOT 5) when you fill up and bleed the...
• Re: Synthetic brake fluid Q?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 02:22:55 -0700
  ...Synthetic brake fluid Q? I'm running DOT 4 brake fluid in my Vanagon brake system. While looking for DOT4 at Pep Boys I...
• Re: Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Jan 1997 17:50:55 +0000
  > The Bently Mannual states that only Dot 4 brake fluid be applied to > Vanagons. Does anyone know the difference between Dot 3 & Dot 4...
• Re: Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Philbrick
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:38:29 -0500
  ...For the automatic, ignore > the 1st speed dot. Your 1st lines up with the 2nd speed dot, 2nd goes with > the 3rd. > >
• Re: Reflectors on back of van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:28:06 -0700
  > > > I have a current DOT rules and regulations book at work to keep the > trucks there legal. Regs for commercial trucks and trailers are...
• questions about automatics
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:34:33 -0400
  ...one dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the...
• DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - wogdog
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 15:30:10 -0700
  I'm ashamed to admit that after owning my Westy for 5 years that I have been using the wrong DOT in my hydraulic...
• Re: Recomended Brake Fluid?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sat, 20 May 2006 09:10:05 -0600
  Chris, The recomended brake fluid for these beasts is marked "DOT 4". I think it has a higher boiling point than the more common...
• Re: Color Coding on rear springs
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 14:27:16 -0800
  ...Rear springs that went along with a given color dot pattern of fronts can have a different color and number of dots than the...
• Re: DOT5 fluid (Was: 68-79 rear brake parts info)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn & Janis Wright
  Fri, 21 Mar 1997 06:46:03 -0800
  ...Apparently the DOT 5 doesn't contain the paint eating > > Methyl methanol that your typical brake fluid has. > > > > If Hoover reccs silicone fluid, he...
• Re: Help-need advice and mechanic in Davis CA
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:06:13 -0400
  I've gone to the Castrol Dot 4 LMA (low moisture absorption)... http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9012213&c ontentId=7024043...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 5 May 2018 14:47:37 -0600
  On 4 May , 2018, at 4:35 PM, Jack R wrote: > HOWEVER DOT5 (or 5.1) brake fluid is silicone based and must NEVER...
• Re: DOT 3 IS this Okay?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 21:13:16 -0400
  ...DOT 3 and DOT 4 are not the same stuff; they not only have different boiling points, they are chemically different, and react to...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 4 May 2018 23:53:46 +0000
  use the dot 4, it has a higher boiling point.. also, make certain to keep the fluid moisture-free. the main thing happening with...
• Brake Epilogue (was: DOT4?)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 08:48:28 -0700
  ...Blain, Does it really matter if its DOT3 or 4? I have 3 in my van and haven't noticed anything wrong. Should I...
• Re: Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 09:28:12 PDT
  > The Bently Mannual states that only Dot 4 brake fluid be applied to > Vanagons. Does anyone know the difference between Dot 3 & Dot 4...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:29:40 -0400
  ...and not stop driving for a little while at least ! ' I doubt Dot 4 lasts better than Dot 3 or anything like that. Scott
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 1 Feb 2022 23:47:36 -0600
  Yes, you can mix DOT3 and DOT4. But given a choice you should buy and add only DOT4 because it's less hygroscopic than...
• Speedometer markings
  Historical mailing list - Sidote, David [PRI]
  Mon, 12 May 1997 11:00:51 -0400
  Hi All, I was wondering if anyone knew what the dot markings on the speedometer mean. This is in an 83 WB. There are...
• Re: YIKES! was clutch not working
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 19 Jul 2003 12:57:05 -0500
  Drain the system - brakes and clutch system- by flushing lots of DOT-4 specific brake fluid through them. . They use the same fluid from...
• Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 19:50:05 -0700
  Provided you verify that the rubber (seals and hoses) are compatible you could use DOT 5 - provided that you flush and clean all remnants...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
  Fri, 4 May 2018 10:05:09 -0700
  ...You do not replace DOT 3 with DOT 5, etc. Given that, I would suggest not mixing brake fluid types. You could get away...
• brake problem, DOT4, and Drinking...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 16:19:24 -0700
  ...Are DOT4 and DOT3 different? Where to get DOT4? We should all carry spare DOT4 since it seems to be hard to find at...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Thu, 3 Feb 2022 08:37:45 +0100
  ...DOT 3 and DOT 4 won't mix with DOT 5 but DOT 3 & 4 will mix with each other. > > Thanks, Tom Hargrave > www...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:24:38 -0500
  Sorry, having DOT 3 put in your van is a BAD!BAD!BAD! by the mechanic. Can he not read?? Right on the fill...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:07:03 -0700
  On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 8:45 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > DOT 4 gives a greater margin of safety due...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 2 Feb 2022 20:47:34 -0600
  ...DOT 3 and DOT 4 won't mix with DOT 5 but DOT 3 & 4 will mix with each other. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www...
• Re: FW: Break Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:23:52 -0400
  On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Thomas Howard wrote: > I just picked up a bottle of Castrol DOT4 and DOT5 brakefluid at Western > Auto. Raleigh...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 17:19:10 -0400
  ...DOT 3 & DOT 4 (where's the reservoir?!) All this talk on fluid... where's that reservoir? I see the photo in Bentley, but...
• VW DOT Fluid (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 18:48:53 -0400
  ...I have a bunch of VW Audi DOT 4 fluid hanging around, fairly new (within 6 months, unopened). I also have a 1967 Sunbeam...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:45:28 -0700
  ...They originally came with DOT 3. Picking nits, but ... Karl Wolz | |The Vanagon requires Dot 4 brake fluid for its greater heat absorbing |capabilities...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:21:08 -0500
  ...If DOT 4 fluid could always replace DOT 3, why wouldn't the manufacturers just drop the DOT 3? BTW, my 2006 Prius specifies...
• What type of Brake Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Sun, 29 May 2005 10:15:49 -0400
  I know it has to be DOT 4 and meet J1703 but I can not find any DOT 4 at the auto part store...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 21:16:15 -0800
  Personally, I did experience severe brake fade when using DOT3, especially on mountain roads, but also sometimes around town (lots of hills in San...
• Re: How to aim headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:35:08 -0800
  ...does the 4-light vanagon align to ECE, > US DOT VOL, US DOT VOR or US DOT VO specs? > >
• Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 May 2018 12:27:29 -0400
  Can one mix Dot 3 and Dot 4 brake fluid in a Vanagon brake system, or is that not recommended? Dave B.
• Re: Just bought a cheap Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 11:58:08 -0400
  > "1986 Syncro GL Wesfalia - As yet unnamed: Pokey 2 ???????" How about Pokey-Dot as in dot-com???? M
• Re: Add a room instructions?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn MacDonald
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:24:56 +0000
  I would only add that I used colored vinyl electric tape and wrapped each end with the color of the dots. No hunting for...
• Re: How to aim headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:50:06 -0600
  ...does the 4-light vanagon align to ECE, US DOT VOL, US DOT VOR or US DOT VO specs? Thanks again, Jim On Feb...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:33:05 -0500
  ...It seems that Dot 3 would have worked for our purposes - we just didn't have a source for Dot 4 at almost 9...
• Re: here's a trick you seldom get to use ......bleeding clutch slave
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 15:27:54 -0700
  ...DOT3, DOT4, SUPER DOT 4, DOT5, DOT5.1 ...ALL of these fluids are tested for compatibility with all common automotive seal types, including natural...
• Red dots on speedo (was some other thread about fuel gauges)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:54:15 -0700
  ...They can't be shift points? Besides, this is an auto tranny >> version, so the dots are meaningless. >> >> So if they decided to print...
• Re: Importing - Apples and Oranges
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 6 Feb 2005 12:51:52 -0800
  ...all the conversions and everything DOT related that didn't need to be converted. Approximately 200 photos are submitted to the DOT along with...