Thanks! I just wondered, as I was looking at a can this weekend and reading
the WARNING!!!! FLAMMMABLE!!! on the side.......
Malcolm Walker wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Anthony Zager wrote:
>
> > Is WD-40 flammable? If so, would this be dangerous at all?
>
> WD-40 is slightly flammable, the propellant is worse though (I think it's
> propane!). In this case I'd say that it wasn't that dangerous as:
>
> 1. We have water in the distributor cap
> 2. Water does not burn
> 3. WD-40 (Water Displacement formula 40!) is being used to (gasp!)
> displace the water!
> 4. We probably still have some moisture in the dizzy cap (which should
> still not burn)
>
> Personally, I would spray the WD40 in and then wipe it out, just to be on
> the safe side. There shouldn't be too much sparking inside the
> distributor cap anyway, unless it's cracked or there is a fault somewhere
> in the system.
>
> WD40 (the oil) is not very volatile either; to my knowledge petrolem
> products burn best when in a vapor state, that's why we vaporize the
> gasoline before burning it (carbeuration)
>
> -Malcolm
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