From: Jim & Pat Winne (jwinne@nettally.com)
Date: Fri Nov 22 2002 - 16:53:18 PST
Hi Jon and list:
If I remember correctly, WD-40 had propane or butane as a propellant before
they changed it. That's why it made such a dandy flame thrower (just the
ticket for that pesky wasp nest).
Jim (KB4IVH)
MVPA #17216
At 08:51 11/22/2002 -0600, jonathon wrote:
> >... 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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