green brake fluid

[TLRam1]

I tend to be Magna friendly. 

[Curtis_Valk]

OK Terry, according to my 40 year old non calibrated micrometer they are .047" or 1.1938mm.

Curtis

[TLRam1]

Thanks Curtis, that's better than I had before your 40 year old uncalibrated measurement! 

[lragan]

Unless someone tried to use his micrometer for a C-clamp, age should not degrade its accuracy.

Knowing Curtis, my bet is that it has been well cared for the entire time.

[Charles S Otwell]

Unless someone tried to use his micrometer for a C-clamp,

I have to use my C-clamp as a micrometer it's not very accurate but it don't hurt if you drop it

[lragan]

Unless someone tried to use his micrometer for a C-clamp,

I have to use my C-clamp as a micrometer it's not very accurate but it don't hurt if you drop it

[TLRam1]

Unless someone tried to use his micrometer for a C-clamp,

I have to use my C-clamp as a micrometer it's not very accurate but it don't hurt if you drop it

How many times has your wife measured your head with that C-Clamp? 

[Charles S Otwell]

How many times has your wife measured your head with that C-Clamp? 

The C-clamp is to small it would be more suited for something, O, I don't know ,maybe like your brain. Not calling you a pea brain or anything like that, but if the micrometer fits  .. You would probably need something more the size of a furniture clamp to measure my head ..

PS - you gonna have to get up early if ya goin to play in this league

[TLRam1]

PS - you gonna have to get up early if ya goin to play in this league

I'm just now getting in from working!

[guywheatley]

OK, So is anybody on this thread getting the "Big Head?"

[BudMan]

Hey Allan, wasn't there a Girling fluid that came in Green?  I think I remember it coming in Crimson, Gold and Green.  Could the green fluid be some Girling fluid? I don't know if they are even still around.  Do the late model Spits and TR's use normal DOT brake fluid?
Guess Greg will be finding out soon, eh?

[Charles S Otwell]

Well I flushed the system, replaced the seals in the calipers (which were in good condition) cleaned a flushed the lines and rebuilt the master cylinder. As I mentioned the green fluid, which I believe to be some type of oil, would not and had not mixed with the brake fluid. What had apparently happened was when the bike was dropped the master cylinder was replaced. I say this because when I tried to install the master cylinder rebuild kit for a 98 Valk it would not fit, the new piston was to big for my master cylinder. I'll stop here and brag on McKinnon Honda parts department, they actually took my old parts and matched them to the correct master cylinder, which turned out to be off of a VT 1100 shadow, which are identical except for the piston size. I'm not sure the smaller diameter piston pushes quite enough fluid for the Valks front brake system, so I will probably eventually replace the 1100 master cylinder with the correct one for the Valk. Word of caution if you have to replace a master cylinder be sure to check the piston size, because there is NO difference in the outside appearance of several of Honda's different models.

[hootmon]

Word of caution if you have to replace a master cylinder be sure to check the piston size, because there is NO difference in the outside appearance of several of Honda's different models.

Hummm.. I wonder if the Magna Piston size is the same as the valk??? If the Valk has a bigger piston size, is this a possible upgrade for the Magna??
My wife has a VT1100 and her brake (single disk) is better than my Magna..

[roboto65]

Hydraulic system mineral oil brake fluid [HSMO] is a blend of mineral oil and additives. It is the most rare, the most expensive, and is not compatible with any other fluids.
HSMO has the highest boiling point, and it does not contribute to rust or corrosion. HSMO can be idenified by it's green color. No other fluid can be used in cars equiped with this fluid.

Girling brakes, which were widely used in British cars in the mid-20th century, use nitrile seals, which are degraded by DOT-3 brake fluid. Many owners of British cars had no problems with their brakes as long as their brakes were serviced by a British-car dealer who used the Girling-recommended "Castrol Golden Amber" brake fluid, but at some indeterminate time after allowing a non-specialist mechanic to top up oil and "all fluids," felt their brake pedal go to the floor without stopping the car. The problem: the generalist mechanic used DOT-3 brake fluid in all cars and rarely sees a British car (twice)[citation needed]. The solution—after body repair—is to drain the brake system and rebuild all cylinders with new nitrile seals, then fill the system with the Girling-recommended fluid.



That about covers it LOL

[Charles S Otwell]

LHM for the Citroen is the only light green hydraulic mineral oil (brake fluid) that I found listed, but there are as many different recommendations as there are products , I'm just glad to have front brakes again ..