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1 year ago  ::  Feb 20, 2012 - 4:32PM #1
David
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My Testimony: I have been using WD-40 my whole life. As a mechanic it comes in very handy. Tonight I discovered a new use for it. I was out for a drive when the car started to over heat. I pull over and add some water. Try to start the car. Nada. The head gasket is blown and water in the cylinder mixing with the fuel and flooding it out. I try holding the gas pedal to the floor hoping it will force more fuel and counter the water. Battery starts to die. Dang it now I need a jump. Being on top of a mountain on a back road and it being 10:00pm, very few cars pass by. 2 cars pass by and don't even slow down. With my hood popped and me waving and calling for help. Thanks. 2 more hours pass. A car passes by, turns around and pulls behind me, and turns on his blue lights. Oh thank heavens for a cop. He hooked up jumper cables. But no dice. There is too much water to allow it to fire. So I call my buddy and he is on his way. We try to jump it off again. Still no good. If only I had my tool box so I could pull the spark plug and let it dry out. Darn it I left my tool box in the garage. I need some starter fluid, but it's in the tool box. "Hey buddy, do you have a socket?" "Sure do, but no extension long enough." Dang it. "Got any starter fluid?" "Nope all out. all I got is WD-40." "Hummm. Let me see that." I look on the can and read "Warning FLAMMABLE" AH HA!!!! So I spray some into the intake. Crank her over. She putters but no start. "Spray some more!" I yell. and I see a cloud of spray coming from under the hood. I turn the key. Putter putter blub blub VAROOM!!!! YEAH BABY!!!!!! She started, and ran like a champ the whole way home.

I now have a can of WD-40 in my glove box where it will stay.

Thank you WD-40 for getting me home tonight.
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1 year ago  ::  Mar 01, 2012 - 9:43AM #2
ricky
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Good story.
I've used it for carb spray many times on the old BMW.
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13 months ago  ::  Jun 02, 2012 - 8:59PM #3
Frank
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Another great use for WD!

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2 months ago  ::  Mar 26, 2013 - 5:08PM #4
Bill
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Great story

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2 months ago  ::  Apr 07, 2013 - 1:15AM #5
Kyle
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WD-40 is a must-have....


 


Hey...anybody have any ideas for a bracket to fit the can so it ain't rolling around all over the place?

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2 months ago  ::  Apr 07, 2013 - 5:29AM #6
Bill
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Harbor Freight has brackets to fit on the wall to hold spray cans

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2 months ago  ::  Apr 08, 2013 - 7:30PM #7
Kyle
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Thanks Bill!!


 


I'll chek them out

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2 months ago  ::  Apr 09, 2013 - 2:16PM #8
Bill
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Harbor Freight also has brackets to hold duct and masking tape on the wall

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1 month ago  ::  Apr 09, 2013 - 9:24PM #9
claude
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:)

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1 month ago  ::  Apr 10, 2013 - 5:19AM #10
Bill
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I've got several of the tape and can brackets scattered about on the walls, keeps thngs neat and organized

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