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08-03-2018, 05:37 PM
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 Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Orlando, Florida
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New Brake System - Dot3 or DOT4?
I am completely redoing the brake system in my truck from stem to stern. It's a 71 with factory discs up front, power brakes, nothing fancy.
What type of fluid should I use?
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08-03-2018, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Simi Valley, CA
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Re: New Brake System - Dot3 or DOT4?
DoT 3 is all you need. You can use the DoT 4. It has a higher boiling point, if that is a concern. I use DoT 3 in my truck, even when pulling a trailer (which has its own electric brakes).
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08-03-2018, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: So. Cali.
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Brake Fluid Dot3 or DOT4?
Either will work but DOT is what disc brakes call for .
The main thing is to remember to fully flush and replace it every two or three (at most) years .
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-Nate Geezer '49 3100 235 W/ Muncie SM420 SOLD '69 C/10 shortbed sidemount survivor 250 L6 W/ 350TH 
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08-04-2018, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Colfax-California
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Re: New Brake System - Dot3 or DOT4?
I put DOT 4 in everything now-a days.
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