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Subject:Re: Intermittant starting problem with 1986 Vanagon GL
From:SStones
Date:Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:20:35 -0400

At 05:21 PM 8/10/02 +0200, you wrote:
>WD-40 into the distributor???
>
>Seriously??

Into the top of it, sure.  Dries off the distributor cap walls and rotor
and prevents the coil lead from grounding through dampness. Any inflammable
properties of the WD40 burn off in the first second of cranking.
Also over top of the distributor cap and plug wires to dry them.

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