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• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Fri, 25 Jun 1999 18:24:26 -0400
  More observations about DOT3 and DOT4 brake fluid: Both DOT3 and DOT4, over time, adsorb water from the atmosphere. As they do so, their...
• Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:11:34 -0600
  Dot 3 = Boil point 280 Dot 3/4 = Boil Point 480 Dot 4 = Boil Point 512 In looking at Brake Fluids tonight - "ol Red...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 30 Aug 1997 02:34:36 -0400
  ...The manual in my 1985 says to use DOT3 or DOT4. Anyone care to comment as I put DOT3 in mine. Did I screw...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:26:16 -0500
  > Would the Dot3/4 be safe for use in the Vanagon. DOT 3/4 is safe. It meets specs for both DOT 3 and...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:59:27 -0700
  ...It state in very clear >letters "compatible with all dot 3 and dot 4 systems. Look carefully - if it's compatible with DOT 3...
• DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:21:14 -0700
  Seems like there have been several e-mails about only using DOT4 in Vanagon brake systems. The manual in my 1985 says to use...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 12:33:46 -0700
  Hi all, All this talk about Dot3 and Dot4. I just noticed in my 2002 Toyota Camry specs, to use Dot3 when replacing the...
• brake fluid info
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 06 Jul 95 14:16:11 CDT
  ...o DOT4 fluid does not absorb water as readily as DOT3 fluid. Disadvantages: o DOT4 fluid eats paint! o DOT4 fluid is generally about...
• Re: DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Sep 1997 03:05:31 UT
  ...The manual in my 1985 says to use DOT3 or DOT4. Anyone care to comment as I put DOT3 in mine. Did I screw...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 23:37:00 -0500
  ...Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4 Dot 3 = Boil point 280 Dot 3/4 = Boil Point 480 Dot 4...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:03:04 -0600
  Considering the water I have seen accumulate in relatively short times - I think I will stick to straight DOT 4. Thanks, John On 12...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 30 Dec 2013 22:29:21 -0600
  ...Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4 Dot 3 = Boil point 280 Dot 3/4 = Boil Point 480 Dot 4...
• Fw: Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 22:29:53 -0500
  ...Dot is silicone based is not compatible with DOT 3 > > or 4. > > > > Dennis > > > > Subject: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4 > > > > Ok...
• Re: Break Fluid - DOT 3 vs DOT 3/4 Vs DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 00:49:32 -0700
  http://www.valvoline.com/products/consumer-products/brake-fluids/dot-4-brake-fluid/28 480�Dry B'P' ~ 311�Wet B'P' ~ I would...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 21:57:51 -0500
  Thanks! Typo, I meant to state DOT 5. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jake...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 23:04:38 -0500
  ...Dot is silicone based is not compatible with DOT 3 or 4. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:12:16 -0700
  ...Dot 3 brake fluid question > Ok gang - I know the Vanagon calls for Dot 4 brake fluid but could one use > Dot 3 temporarily...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 4 Dec 2007 23:47:39 -0800
  ...Dot is silicone based is not compatible with DOT 3 > or 4. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:25:06 +0000
  I used dot 3 for many years before I realized I needed to use dot 4.  Only problem I had with dot 3 was...
• Re: Fw: Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 20:04:57 -0800
  Synthetic Dot 4 is fine. Flush if its been a long time, bleed all the ports anyway, just to get the water out of...
• Re: DOT3/DOT4 ?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:01:45 -0700
  ...Far as I know you can use DOT3 in any VW through '91. The book say's although DOT 4 was installed in the...
• Re: DOT 3 IS this Okay?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Angrisani
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 20:08:23 EDT
  Peter wrote: "Anybody know If I should replace the DOT3 woth another bottle of DOT4?" """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" DOT 4, in a nut shell, is better, juice...
• Re: DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 18:41:41 -0400
  DOT3 and DOT4 are interchangeable. DOT4 is a newer formulation and, as I recall, will take heat better. DOT5, on the other hand, is...
• Re: FW: Break Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Wed, 23 Jul 1997 11:36:46 -0400
  ...Break Fluid > > According to the VW owners manual, the vanagon uses DOT 4 break fluid. > However, I seem to only find DOT3 and some...
• Re: brake problem, DOT4, and Drinking...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:51:33 -0600
  ...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: DOT 3 & DOT 4
  Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 07:54:51 -0400
  Larry who started this thread wrote: >Both DOT3 and DOT4, over time, adsorb water from the atmosphere. Castrol has a DOT 4 brake fluid...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:51:34 -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: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:57:09 -0500
  ...However, Bentley specifies DOT 4. If you have changed it to DOT 3, and have an accident, some smart-a*s whipper-snapper lawyers...
• Re: DOT3 instead of DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 20:44:11 -0700
  ...If I were you, I'd consider the DOT3 a flush, and get some DOT4 in there fairly soon. It's pretty cheap, and...
• Re: brake master cylinder; mudflaps
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 9 May 2002 08:40:02 -0600
  Dot 3 or 4 is fine, just not the Dot 5 silicon stuff. Best of luck. bmc :) "Faith will move mountains, but you'd...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 16:09:43 -0700
  John writes: >> Sorry, having DOT 3 put in your van is a BAD!BAD!BAD! by the mechanic. Can he not read?? Right on...
• Re: Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:52:14 -0400
  ...The new fluid is recommendd for all Volkswagen brake systems and is completely compatible with the previous DOT 3 fluid. DOT 4 brake fluid...
• DOT3/DOT4 ?
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 08:47:00 -0400
  ...I had a liter of DOT3 and a liter of DOT4. I didn't look in the manuals and I should have. I assumed...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:44:11 -0500
  ...Did VW specify DOT-4? (I ask because I don't know). If they specify DOT-4, I certainly would not use DOT-3...
• Re: brake question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:13:26 -0500
  ...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: brake question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:06:52 -0400
  ...If DOT 4 fluid could always >replace DOT 3, why wouldn't the manufacturers just drop the DOT 3? No doubt because it's...
• DOT 3 IS this Okay?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:55:24 EDT
  ...My manual says DOT 3 so the first bottle I bought was DOT 3/4 compliant The second bottle (all the hardware store had...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 14:10:46 -0400
  Eric, are you sure that you don't have DOT 5.1 there? Bentley clearly states that you *must not* use DOT 5 in...
• Re: DOT 3 & DOT 4 brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 16:21:23 -0500
  Unlike the sillycone stuff, DOT 3 and 4 fluids are compatible. Of course brake can never be too clean or too new. Drain until...
• Synthetic brake fluid Q?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 16:00:53 EDT
  I'm running DOT 4 brake fluid in my Vanagon brake system. While looking for DOT4 at Pep Boys I found none. But I...
• DOT3 vs DOT4
  Historical mailing list - Karl F Bloss
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 21:05:28 -0400
  Eric, You said someone gave dangerous advice in saying DOT 3 was OK. I looked it up today in Bentley and they say that...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:18:53 -0400
  I think you better tone down your mouth there buddy! I have a bottle of DOT 5 in my hand right now. It state...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 11:11:54 -0700
  WRONG! DO NOT USE DOT 5 FLUID IN VANAGONS OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE NOT DESIGNED FOR IT. DOT 5 is designed for use with...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 11:59:35 -0700
  ...The only time you will have a problem is if you........ > > Eric 86-VW4x4 >On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, MtnGal wrote: > >> > DOT 4 only...
• Re: Brake Fluid ??
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 9 Jan 1997 07:33:21 -0500 (EST)
  On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Paul Holmdahl wrote: > > The Bently Mannual states that only Dot 4 brake fluid be applied to > Vanagons. Does anyone...
• Re: DOT3/DOT4 ?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 21:56:09 -0400
  ...Far as I know you can use DOT3 in any VW through '91. The book > say's although DOT 4 was installed in the...
• Re: Brake Fluid Change
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:49:05 -0700
  I wouldn't use DOT 5. DOT 5 will impart a slightly spongy feel to the brake pedal. DOT 5 *may* be incompatible with...
• Re: DOT3/DOT4 ?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 21 Jun 1999 16:41:04 -0400
  ...I had a liter of DOT3 > and a liter of DOT4. I didn't look in the manuals and I should have. I > assumed...
• Re: 85 Vanagon - DOT brake/PS fluids
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:49:05 -0500
  AAG - Larry Word <word_aag@COMCAST.NET> writes: > Can I run their normal stuff today, DOT 3 synthetic...says its > compatible with ALL brakes...
• Dot 3 brake fluid question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:33:04 -0400
  Ok gang - I know the Vanagon calls for Dot 4 brake fluid but could one use Dot 3 temporarily just to get a bus...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 23:25:18 -0700
  MtnGal wrote: > > Could somebody please tell me about Brake Fluid. > What the DOT 3-4-5-? pertains to? > > MtnGal > Bronze, 7 passenger 84 Vanagon...
• Re: brake fluid change
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:41:30 -0700
  ...Remember that the vanagon is based on DOT3 and newer vehicles are using DOT4 or DOT5. DOT5 is very high temp rated with extremely...
• Change your email address
  Historical mailing list - RegistryGlobal.com
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:21:37 -0400
  ...We invite you to take advantage of our special CHARTER RATE on dot com registrations. Register your dot com name now and save almost...
• DOT 3 & DOT 4 brake fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Sat, 6 Mar 2004 10:51:27 -0700
  Hello, We all know that DOT 4 is the stuff to use, but the system in my van is full of DOT 3. I...
• 85 Vanagon - DOT brake fluid, DOT 3 vs. 4
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:02:40 -0500
  Ok...it appears "most" brake fluid now is synthetic, agreed? If so, and I have the old DOT 3 in my system, must I...
• Re: Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-?
  Historical mailing list - Aleksandr Milewski
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 17:16:56 -0700
  ...Brake fluid DOT 3-4-5-? >>> >>> >>> > Nothing. The only time you will have a problem is if you >>> >used dot 3. DOt 3 will...
• Re: Brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 3 Feb 2022 11:20:40 -0500
  ...I've switched to Pentosin DOT 4LV, PEN-1224116 (retails for around $15 (1 Liter) Product Information DOT 4 brake fluid Low viscosity DOT4...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:19:41 -0700
  John, Chill! DOT-3 and DOT-4 are compatible. Putting in DOT-3 is not a disaster. It just has a lower boiling point...
• Re: wisdom of DOT 5 brake fluid
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:38:05 EST
  ...DOT 3/4 brake fluid is hygroscopic whereas DOT 5 is not. On the surface, this might seem to be a very desirable quality...
• Re: Brake Fluid Dot 3 & 4?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 07:27:47 -0400
  ...I think the system may have had Dot 4 in the lines >and although the books say Dot 3 or 4 would be ok...