HB fluid getting to hot?

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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:29 PM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

It's not the fluid you need to worry about, but the lines. DOT3 has a boiling point of around 400*F, but on the other hand, drastically decreases with any water in the system (brake fluid = very hygroscopic).
Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

Originally Posted by csiamanis
It's not the fluid you need to worry about, but the lines. DOT3 has a boiling point of around 400*F, but on the other hand, drastically decreases with any water in the system (brake fluid = very hygroscopic).

did you mean "hydroscopic"???



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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

Originally Posted by stock05
did you mean "hydroscopic"???



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Nope, I mean hygroscopic...

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hygroscopic

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Old Jul 30, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

Originally Posted by csiamanis
Nope, I mean hygroscopic...

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=hygroscopic

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Old Jul 31, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

i run a coated steel brake line that runs up and over my air box then out of the frame to the hb .
Old Jul 31, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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Re: HB fluid getting to hot?

mine lays against the head and i've never had fade yet.
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