I think at this point many of us would like to get to the bottom of the "silicone" brake fluid issue. Patrick Boyd recently conducted a comprehensive analysis of several elastomer compounds via subjecting them to time/temp exposure using two samples of DOT 5 fluid he possessed.
From comments on this tech board and the Corvette Forum it seems there have been varying results with different fluid brands. One member had poor results more recently. Gary Seymour has had acceptable results with the Cartel brand of fluid. I have fluid that is from the 90's and this has preformed well since then in my 66. It was also used in a restored 67 more recently and also preformed well.
My intent is to have 3 to 4 samples tested via FTIR to understand if there is any detectable difference between them. I will include my 1990's shelf sample and a sample recently provided by a member that meets the USPS standard. I need a Cartel sample and a "bad" sample from someone who had caliper and M/C leaks. I hope some members out there can help out! My email is lincolnmark@hotmail.com Thanks
From comments on this tech board and the Corvette Forum it seems there have been varying results with different fluid brands. One member had poor results more recently. Gary Seymour has had acceptable results with the Cartel brand of fluid. I have fluid that is from the 90's and this has preformed well since then in my 66. It was also used in a restored 67 more recently and also preformed well.
My intent is to have 3 to 4 samples tested via FTIR to understand if there is any detectable difference between them. I will include my 1990's shelf sample and a sample recently provided by a member that meets the USPS standard. I need a Cartel sample and a "bad" sample from someone who had caliper and M/C leaks. I hope some members out there can help out! My email is lincolnmark@hotmail.com Thanks
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