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IMHO the only reason every HMMWV that comes out of surplus does not need a complete brake overhaul is because of the DOT 5 fluid, every vehicle with DOT 3 that I have seen that has sat for 5-10 years has crap for a brake system and I have seen a bunch of them. Yes if you get water in it you can...

The fact is unless your M1123 had ABS it had DOT 5 in it and was marked so, since you cannot mix the two, in fact a complete rebuild of the system is recommended when switching between the glycol based and silicone based fluids and vice versa, he screwed up big time and now your complete brake...

I don't see any corrosion, just mud Besides no brake system can go without maintenance

Reliability IS the selling point of DOT 5, DOT 3 absorbs water and becomes corrosive

One error I see is DOT 4 does not have a higher boiling point than DOT 5

I will be willing to bet any vehicle that sat for 10-20 years with DOT 3 in it needs a complete brake overhaul, that is why the military uses DOT 5 Oh yes, what moron labeled a glycol based brake fluid DOT 5.1?????

Sounds like BS to me. It is going to be expensive to completely flush that system, all the stuff that comes out must be disposed of.