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Kelly Troyer
Dyke Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2

Matco seems a bit behind the times. MIL-H-83282 is synthetic, and has a
much higher flash point (458F) than dino-based MIL-H-5606 (219F). This
makes it less likely to set your bird on fire should you have a brake
problem. It's also red, and is compatible with MIL-H-5606 fluid and
seals. Cleveland's tech manual specifies either Mil-H-5606 or
Mil-H-83282 as acceptable. Personally, I wouldn't use anything but
Mil-H-83282.



 wrote:
>
> I called Matco, who makes my master cylinders and
> parking brake, and they said either DOT 5, MIL-H-5606,
> or Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) *only*. DOT
> 3, 4, or 5.1 will destroy the Buna-N rubber seals.