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Subject:Re: brake question
From:Michael Snow
Date:Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:09:21 -0400

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

>I may be wrong (never happened before ;-) ), but I think there are some incompatibilities in >materials, such that chemical interaction, or lube problems may occur whenever 4 is >substituted where 3 is specified or vice versa. �There are some differences in chemistry, >hence the different names.

Please cite any credible source (brake fluid manufacturer, DOT
standard, etc.) to support this assertion.  This will live forever in
the list archives and create confusion where there should be none.

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Michael Snow
1987 Syncro TiiCo
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/