<VV> was synthetic oil, now silicone brake fluid

[DSJKLING at sbcglobal.net]

I haven't (knock on wood) had any of the problems of 
the brakes being soft or going to the floor etc.  I 
have gotten the brakes hot too, no super sponge 
there.  I do try to minimize the introduction of air 
by pouring slow and not shaking the bottle.  Again, I 
don't race but my van isn't a trailer queen either.  
I drive it and drive it around people that can stop 
much faster than I can.  Most of the time normal 
driving but I've been known to push it.  I have had 
the brakes hot enough to have the "fade" feeling but 
that was the lining at fault, I still had plenty of 
pedal.  I also made sure that the rubber in the 
system was silicone compatible before using it.  I'm 
no expert by any means, just know what works for me.

To me it's kinda like the arguement for wrapped fan 
belts or belt tensioners.  I run neither and so far 
have over 60,000 miles on my current fan belt.  I do 
carry a spare though!  It's now an experiment to see 
how long it will last.  I don't need a wrapped belt 
or a tensioner.  True, if a belt flips or breaks you 
won't necessarily be risking your life.  But taken to 
extreme on stuff, I wouldn't even be leaving the 
driveway without air bags, 5 point seat belts, roll 
cages, collapsing steering column etc.  

Dan Kling
1961 Greenbrier
1963 Spyder
#299 UV