[TowerTalk] Tower Lubrication

William Till wtill@bordercity.com
Thu, 08 Jan 1998 00:59:48 -0700


As per the flammability of WD-40, it also makes a good starting fluid for a
balky gas engine. Not as hot as ether in really cold weather, but a shot of
WD-40 in the intake of an engine is good for starting balky snowblowers etc.
and is a lot less dangerous than using ether based starting fluid.

Another bit of trivia for TowerTalkians.

73, Bill VE5FN
Lloydminster SK - where it is forecast to go to -40F, or if you prefer, -40C
tonight.

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At 15:21 07/01/98 -0400, you wrote:
>
>WD-40 is also FLAMMABLE, I learned the hard way when using a cutting 
>torch when removing rusted/frozen bolts from a snowplow assy on my
>son's truck.
>
>Bet there's alot of towertalkians out there who have never seen
>a snowplow.  (we got 23" of snow in my town from the last storm.)
>
>73, John K1RC
>35 mi NW of Boston
>_______________________________________________________________________________
>From: TOMK5RC on Wed, Jan 7, 1998 2:56 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Lubrication
>To: W7TS@ibm.net; towertalk@contesting.com
>
>WD40 is a penetrant, not a lubricant.
>
>Tom, K5RC/7
>
>
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