[Kenwood] RE: wd40

Fri, 2 Jan 2004 18:36:11 -0600 (CST)

Which model of Cortina?  I remember getting stuck in a ford (the water 
over the road kind AND the brand!) in my first car - a mark II Cortina. 
The engine stalled and wouldn't start as the water level was over the 
wheels.  I was able to pull myself out of the flood watewrs using the 
starter motor!  I had to remove the distributor cap and empty it out 
before I could get the engine to fire again.

On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Berry W6EZ wrote:

> I used to drive an old english ford cortina that would stop
> running anytime I ran through a puddle of water when it rained.
> I used to spray WD40 on the inside of the distributor cap to
> displace the moisture to get the darned thing home, so I would question
> WD40's ability to conduct electricity as it certainly wasn't conducting
> as well as the water inside the cap.
> I don't think I would use it on any contacts of any sort.
> DeoxIT has served me well for cleaning contacts and I always keep
> some of it around. It has ever cured a few sticking relays in some 
> amplifiers.
> 
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