WD stands for Water Displacement. The 40 was because it was the 40th
formula!

Ned

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On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 8:26 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jeff,
>
>         Glad it is better.  I look forward to future updates.
>
>         I remember once at a wet VW bus campout one bus would not start at
> the end.  The vanagon owner borrowed WD40 from me and sprayed the
> distributer and wires.  Waited then the engine started. I still don’t
> understand the science but it worked.
>
> Good travels!
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
> > On May 18, 2022, at 10:02 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Eric!  Even my own messages go into my junk.  I do not appreciate the
> editorializing from the list serve!!
> >
> > Funny story with my 85.  I had sort of forgotten over the winter that it
> was giving me grief last fall.  Didn’t like to run when wet.  Hard
> starting.  When I went to start it up this spring, same thing.  But I was
> sure I wasn’t hearing the fuel pump running.  We towed it out of the
> storage garage, and let it sit for a few days for the tow truck.  I should
> point out that the garage is a steel quonset hut (think that’s what it’s
> called), unheated, on a gravel pad.  Sits on high ground.  Last winter was
> extremely long with more snow than in many years.  The hut was extremely
> humid, to the point that some of my 15 year old clear coat bubbled.  I
> think the moisture just got in the distributor or somewhere.  After a few
> days we tried again, and it started right up.  We are hopefully going on a
> lengthy summer holiday so I changed plans and got the shop to do the tuneup
> rather than do it myself.  Just in case.  The paint is old and mogie and
> doesn’t owe me anything, but I was surprised that it bubbled over the
> winter (it’s not rust bubbles).
> >
> > So all in all, I think it was just moisture in the cap/wires etc.  But
> it’s in for service now.  Will report back when complete!
> > Jeff
> >
> >> On May 16, 2022, at 1:16 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Jeff,
> >>
> >> I’m not getting your messages from the list serve.
> >>
> >> Any updates on your 85 starting?
> >>
> >> Eric
> >
>