Re: [MV] WD-40 (was:Re: [MV] Cold weather starting aids)

From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Fri Nov 22 2002 - 07:14:05 PST


It also doesn't kill bees vwet well either....

Actuslly, ether worrks quite well on bees AND you can spray it inside a
vehicle and not
leave any oily residue!

Steve AKA Dr Deuce

----- Original Message -----
From: "jonathon" <jemery@execpc.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: [MV] WD-40 (was:Re: [MV] Cold weather starting aids)

> >... A few years back I
> >tried the trick and it doesn't work anymore. I guess the folks at wd-40
got
> >tired of kids using the stuff for a flame thrower and changed the
formula.
> >I liked it because it didn't seem to hurt the engine.
>
> Well, I have not been saying anything to you folks that keep saying that
> WD40 makes a good starting fluid. I mean, yes it did, I used it myself.
But
> then I and others noticed that it didn't work anymore, this was several
> years ago, perhaps 3 or 4 even. I was at a trade show and the WD-40 people
> had a booth there so guess what I asked them? Their answer was that
because
> of Kalifornia's environmental laws they had to remove the volatile
component
> of the propellant and there was no point in having two seperate product
> lines so they changed it for everyone. Had nothing to do with safety just
> satisfying someone's idea that we're going to save the planet,
allegedly.....
>
> je
>
>
>
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