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Subject:Re: draining clutch lines
From:Joseph Fortino
Date:Fri, 9 May 2003 20:15:35 -0700

thanks all, i should be able to drain it from the
slave right? don't see a bleed upfront unless its near
the pedel.

Joe

On 09 May 2003, Stan Wilder wrote:

> OK that shot of Jack Daniels cleared my head.
> Dot three is just fine, I just don't like
> buying the no mane Dot3 like from Pep Boys,
> Chief or other discount parts houses. When I
> drive up in front of one of those places I
> could normally wring a quart or two of motor
> oil out of the parking lot 1 square yard of
> asphalt under my van. That should tell you
> that most of their customers aren't very
> concientious about their cars, hence the low,
> low everyday prices and the low, low everyday
> quality. The name brands are all good. I try
> to buy Valvoline, Texaco, Wagner, Delco brake
> fluids or other known to be quality fluids. I
> really can't say that the cheaper fluids do
> harm but I'd rather spend a few dimes or
> dollars more and get what I percieve as a
> quality product. As for Dot 4, I've never seen
> Dot 4, every bottle I see says it meets Dot
> 3-4 specifications. I have been using
> Valvoline Dot 4 in my 83 Westy but I had every
> rubber part in the brake system replaced at
> one time and switched then. I'll get in touch
> with the fellow that bought it in about 2013
> and let you know if it's any good.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Fri, 9 May 2003 21:32:57 -0500 (CDT) Blake
> Thornton <blake@math.wustl.edu> writes:
> > Stan,
> >
> > I thought we were supposed to use dot 4
> > fluid.
> >
>
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