If the brakes feel "mushy" it could be a bad brake hose. In fact it could be all of the brake hoses. They are over 25 years old. Go with the braided ones and after you properly bleed the system you will have a nice firm pedal. If you don't then you may have a bad master cylinder. Silicone brake fluid (DOT 5) will give a mushy pedal. You can never get all of the air out. Some is always trapped in the silicone. The brake fluid of choice is still Castrol GTLMA DOT 4. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "robert parker" <roberthparker@...> wrote: > > I have noted a similar situation with my braking system. A bit "mushy" as > you say. I don't remember it being quite like this when new. I have n 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> 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/