<VV> Telling DOT 3, 4 from DOT 5

[John Beck]

Since you remember the incident, my guess is that it wasn't DOT 5.  --J.B.

> 
> Or drip some of the fluid onto a horizontal part of your best paint job  
> while removing the master cylinder. If is dissolves the paint in a few hours, it  
> is DOT 3 or 4. If it has no effect on the paint, it is DOT 5. Hey this test  
> worked for me! Inadvertently. - Seth Emerson
>