At 12:09 PM 05/20/2000 -0400, you wrote:

>   I have never heard of scenario one. New fluid does not **cause** damage
>but may very well **reveal** damage that is already there, caused by the old
>fluid. If changing the ancient fluid results in a leak your seals were
>already ruined and needed changing. Better to discover your ruined seals in
>your driveway than to wait for them to announce themselves during a hard
>breaking "panic stop".

I could'a said it differnt but I can't say it any better. Absoultely hit
the nail dead square mit der mallot here and drove it flush with one blow.
What, how, why. Brakes, neglect, safety.

T.P. Stephens
San Juan Island, WA