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Just to throw a wet towel in the ring, I used DOT 5 silicone (NAPA's, to name names) when I redid an older Datsun Roadster 5 years ago, and I was never really happy with the pedal feel. It's a hard car to bleed, so I'm sure I never got all the air out, but even with S/S lines all around, the pedal had a really rubbery feel. Not 'air bubble' rubbery, but 'dry rubber sliding on aluminum bores' rubbery. I put DOT 4 in this spring, and have been much happier since. Of course, this was a NON-TYPE-3 EXPERIENCE, but it really did happen! Toby B Seattle 65 botch, 71 squayah, and a few non VW's Dave Hall wrote: > > That's mighty reassuring to know someone who has actually done it > with no problems. You can pick up the wrong impression of a job > from people who haven't done it, for sure. I guess magazines who > wrote about changing the rubber parts have to err on the side of > caution in case they recommend something that then goes wrong. Some > of the classics they cover could easily have still had the older > rubber seals. > > Dave. > UK VW Type 3&4 Club ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org