From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Wed Jul 10 2002 - 17:27:22 PDT
At 5:17 PM -0700 7/10/02, Jim Newton wrote:
>Hi List...
>
>>I have found that regular brake fluid does absorb moisture and that
>>if the vehicles are not driven regularly, like almost daily,
>>moisture
>>saturates the brake fluid and the brake system fails from the inside out.
>
>Why would the brake fluid ONLY absorb moisture if the vehicle is not
>driven daily?
>
>I don't think it makes any difference in absorbtion rates whether you
>drive it or store it.
The same reason water accumulates in engine oil if not used.
Condensation. When you use a brake system you are heating it up. Plus
the seals are being used vs just sitting static. This means they
won't be drying out as much and as such won't be having as many
problems from non use.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@mindspring.com
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