Lin,
No, just sprayed all over the outside of distributor and wires. This is not
rocket science even though the parent company is the Rocket and Chemical
Corporation of San Diego ;-)
Cheers,
Curt
On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at
gmail.com>wrote:
> Curt,
> Do you mean you sprayed the inside of the distributor cap? Also the inside
> connections of the wires? If so did you wipe off prior to assembly?
> Just to add to my arsenal of knowledge and keep a can in the car.
> Thanks,
> Lin
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at
> gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Lin,
>>
>> WD = "Water Displacement" - formula number 40 which means they (the Rocket
>> and Chemical Company of San Diego) got it wrong 39 times.
>>
>> http://www.wd40.com/about-us/history/
>>
>> I used this on my Sprite in college (wet Indiana winters) and then when
>> stationed in Quantico, VA in the 1970s. I remember driving during a slushy
>> freezing rain storm, and griving through a huge puddle which splashed slushy
>> water all over the engine (distributor and wires) and the car sputtered and
>> died. .I simply sprayed the WD-40 on the distributor and wires and got it
>> started right away, and was off again in minutes. Old British car trick.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Curt
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:09 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at
>> gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Curt I thought WD-40 was silicone not a drying agent. Can you tell me
>>> where Gordon would spray it?
>>> Thanks, still learning,
>>> Lin
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:12 PM, Curt/Nancy Arndt <cnaarndt at
>>> gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gordon,
>>>>
>>>> That's when that can of WD-40 comes in handy.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Curt
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Gordon Gilomen <ggilomen at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > I made it home @ 11:30am. Came thru a massive storm on 43 and the
>>>> > *bugeye started to miss badly, pulled over at an underpass & let it
>>>> dry
>>>> > out.* Never had another problem. That was one great week, thanks to
>>>> > all that put in your time to make it happen. GORDON
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