[Spridgets] 50th bash

Curt/Nancy Arndt cnaarndt at gmail.com
Sun Jul 24 18:47:07 MDT 2011


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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