Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Borodent(at)aol.com
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-brake fluidPieters, What is the best brake fluid to use. The aircraft red stuff or the silicone that is out now. I am using aircraft parts that are now empty.Ken again in not so warm Iowa but good for Feb.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Jack Phillips"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-brake fluidPieters, What is the best brake fluid to use. The aircraft red stuff or the silicone that is out now. I am using aircraft parts that are nowempty. Ken again in not so warm Iowa but good for Feb.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "NEMuzzy"
Ken,Use aircraft grade brake fluid in aircraft brakes. Do NOT use automotive brakefluid. I buy mine from A.C.S.& S.C. Alex Sloan-------------- Original message -------------- Pieters, What is the best brake fluid to use. The aircraft red stuff or the siliconethat is out now. I am using aircraft parts that are now empty. Kenagain in not so warm Iowa but good for Feb.Ken,Use aircraft grade brake fluid in aircraft brakes. Do NOT use automotivebrake fluid. I buy mine from A.C.S. S.C. Alex Sloan-------------- Original message -------------- Pieters, What is the best brake fluid to use. The aircraft redstuff or the silicone that is out now. I am using aircraftparts that are now empty. Ken again in not so warm Iowa but good forFeb.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Wizzard187(at)aol.com
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Pietenpol-brake fluidIn a message dated 2/26/05 4:35:49 PM Central Standard Time, Wizzard187(at)aol.com writes:>I use 5606 (the red stuff).Chuck GantzerNX770CGp.s. I flew today for the first time in months !! It was 55 with winds 180 @ 15 to 20. Stayed in the 'condensed' pattern and shot a bunch of landings. Sure feels great to get back in the air.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Wizzard187(at)aol.com
On an ole low and slow Piete I'm not sure if it makes a lot of differencebetween clear silicone or red, but I can tell you from real experience thatwhen you don't use the red stuff in a fast taxi or landing plane, you're infor a real sad surprise. During high speed ground testing of controls andbrakes on my Cozy IV, I had the plane to 80 knts and return to stopped on a5200' runway. The disc brakes put out a lot of heat when you're stopping a1000 lb airplane on 1/2 of the runway. I managed to "boil-out" the clearautostore bought brake fluid from the disc brake calipers after the secondrun, ergo the brake failed with multiple boiling bubbles in the line. Luckily got stopped on the grass. The red aircraft grade brake fluid ishigher in viscosity and apparently higher in temp boiling point. Replacedthe clear fluid with aircraft red, haven't boil-out the fluid since.Good luck, ole Quasi-Piete N-1033B (which just this week got it's niffty0-235 cranking hope to have flying next month) has motorcycle brake handlesand go-cart sized compression brakes, think they'll hold ok.Gordon BowenOriginal Message:-----------------