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September 25th, 2012, 01:06 PM

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Brake fluid

I got Original drums in the rear and new discs up front, on my 1970 cutlass.. What brake fluid should i use? Dot 3?

September 25th, 2012, 01:59 PM

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DOT will work fine but I like DOT 4 as it has a little higher boiling point, and will mix with 3. DOT 5 silicone requires flushing the system of all glycol based fluid and repalceing ALL the rubber parts.

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