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Dec 11, 2000 | 02:31 AM

cpettymore7777

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i was told that if you get water in the distributor cap you can spray wd40 in it and you can fire the engine up. is this true

Dec 11, 2000 | 05:49 AM

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I found that WD40 helps to keep it out in the first place. I always spraid some on my 78's (right around the base). I do seem to recall a friend telling me it works though.

Dec 11, 2000 | 07:01 AM

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It has worked for me with old tractors, I have never tired it on a vehicle. You can also take a hair dryer and dry it out.

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Dec 11, 2000 | 07:26 AM

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From what I understand WD40 actually displaces the moisture to allow firing.

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Dec 11, 2000 | 08:14 AM

TallPaul

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Somewhere I read (possibly their website) that the WD stands for "Water Displacement."

Dec 11, 2000 | 09:13 AM

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I know this because it was a question on Millionaire not long ago ... WD 40 = Water Displacement for Fourty Days .

Dec 11, 2000 | 11:18 AM

walterdanek

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Actually, WD40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th try. Guess they took 40 times to get it right.
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Dec 21, 2000 | 08:29 PM

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It does work on a vehicle, but after you spray it, let it sit for a minute or two, and then wipe the distributor cap out. I was under the assumption that you could just jump in and fire it right up, but I found out the hard way, that that theory was worng. It didn't hurt my truck or anything, but it just wouldn't fire off. Until after I wiped out the cap.

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