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my experiance is the same as below.
Frank
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I don't have any knowledge of a TR3B=C2=A0 =C2=A0(I drove my Spit6 today, =
50 mile round trip, plan to do the same tomorrow).=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0
I converted my '61 Ford Falcon to DOT5 about 25 yrs ago.=C2=A0 I have also =
experienced the much shorter (hydraulic) switch life with DOT5.=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0I tap the brakes prior to opening the garage door to check for brake lig=
ht function on any of my vehicles before departing home.=C2=A0 =C2=A0With t=
he hydraulic brake switch using DOT5, first the brake pedal displacement an=
d then the braking effort (to activate the brake lights) will increase as t=
he switch begins to fail.=C2=A0 I expect to replace the switch up to twice =
a year - I drive the car 8 months out of the year.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I am willing=
to replace switches rather than cut into the harness.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I replac=
e the switch without needing to do any brake bleeding.
I buy a half dozen switches at a time from RockAuto.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The switch=
for my Ford is Standard Parts SLS27, the switch has two round pins to enga=
ge the harness.=C2=A0 In the past decade there is now a slip of paper in th=
e switch box warning me not to use DOT5.
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Date:=C2=A0Sun, 7 Sep 2025 20:08:21 -0600
Subject:=C2=A0[TR] "More reliable" sidescreen brake pressure switch for DOT=
5/silicone?
I converted my TR3B to DOT5 three years ago.=C2=A0 I've been waiting for th=
e silicone oil to get into the=C2=A0pressure switch and cause it to quit wo=
rking.=C2=A0 That time is here.
Yes, I could convert to a TR6 mechanical switch actuated by the brake pedal=
lever.=C2=A0 I may end up there.=C2=A0 But it's fun to keep this car as or=
iginal as I can.=C2=A0 Is any one supplier's or source's brake pressure swi=
tch any more reliable than the others around DOT5?
It was a nice day the other day, so the TR3B made the drive to the village=
=C2=A0mailboxes now that I"m living in northern New Mexico.=C2=A0 Forty fou=
r years last month=C2=A0that I've owned this thing.
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I don't have any knowledge of a TR3B (I drove my Spit6 today, 5=
0 mile round trip, plan to do the same tomorrow). <div><b=
r></div><div>I converted my '61 Ford Falcon to DOT5 about 25 yrs ago. =
I have also experienced the much shorter (hydraulic) switch life with DOT5=
. I tap the brakes prior to opening the garage door to check fo=
r brake light function on any of my vehicles before departing home. &=
nbsp;With the hydraulic brake switch using DOT5, first the brake pedal disp=
lacement and then the braking effort (to activate the brake lights) will in=
crease as the switch begins to fail. I expect to replace the switch u=
p to twice a year - I drive the car 8 months out of the year. I=
am willing to replace switches rather than cut into the harness. &nb=
sp;I replace the switch without needing to do any brake bleeding.</div><div=
><br></div><div>I buy a half dozen switches at a time from RockAuto. =
The switch for my Ford is Standard Parts SLS27, the switch has two ro=
und pins to engage the harness. In the past decade there is now a sli=
p of paper in the switch box warning me not to use DOT5.</div><div><div><br=
></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>------- Forwarded message -------=
---<br>From: Don Hiscock <<a href=3D"mailto:don.hiscock@gmail.com"; =
rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank">don.hiscock@gmail.com</a>><br>To:&nbs=
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<br>Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2025 20:08:21 -0600<br>Subject: [TR] "=
More reliable" sidescreen brake pressure switch for DOT5/silicone?<br><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"ydp60d15f44yiv1777866880gmail_default">I converte=
d my TR3B to DOT5 three years ago. I've been waiting for the silicone=
oil to get into the pressure switch and cause it to quit working.&nbs=
p; That time is here.</div><div class=3D"ydp60d15f44yiv1777866880gmail_defa=
ult"><br></div><div class=3D"ydp60d15f44yiv1777866880gmail_default">Yes, I =
could convert to a TR6 mechanical switch actuated by the brake pedal lever.=
I may end up there. But it's fun to keep this car as original =
as I can. Is any one supplier's or source's brake pressure switch any=
more reliable than the others around DOT5?</div><div class=3D"ydp60d15f44y=
iv1777866880gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"ydp60d15f44yiv1777866880=
gmail_default">It was a nice day the other day, so the TR3B made the drive =
to the village mailboxes now that I"m living in northern New Mexico.&n=
bsp; Forty four years last month that I've owned this thing.</div><div=
class=3D"ydp60d15f44yiv1777866880gmail_default"><br></div><div class=3D"yd=
p60d15f44yiv1777866880gmail_default"><a href=3D"https://photos.smugmug.com/=
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