I second David T's comments about being sure the old DOT 4 fluid is drained before installing DOT 5. That's a good practice for changing old DOT 4 to new DOT 4 as well as 4 to 5 but even more important with conversion to DOT 5. I had not considered the flushing with alcohol but did drain lines, remove & drain wheel cylinders (to get rid of trapped old fluid), then flushed until the color change to DOT 5 was apparent. I plan to do another flush in 6 months or less (may be overkill but what's $20 for new fluid and an hour's time). I also plan to do the flex line replacement prior to the next flush, not only for firm brake response but also to eliminate easy-to-replace 23 year old parts. Woody To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/