re wd as moisture repellant was lead acid batteries c in article apr lugb latrobe edu au matgbb lure latrobe edu au byrnes graham writes in sasrer cinnamon sasrer unx sas com writes services we offered was an engine cleaning remove all that oil before you sell the car unfortunately we did not have a high pressure this definately gets the car going but wd is highly flammable explosive even in the right conditions like a vapour sealed inside a distributor for eg and contact points tend to arc a tiny bit i once saw the alternator points cover blow completely off a motorcycle after it had been restored to life with wd fun to watch it was a honda mr minibike and the cover is only held on by large rubber grommet so it wasn t really a big blast graham b ps as a more serious aside it is apparently also conductive so it is best to exercise caution with it around mains wiring i some years ago almost became a victim of this squirted a fair amount in an old model teletype which was acting up then turned it on the eruption when the motor starting contacts broke was mighty spectacular i almost got my eyebrows singed the plastic old ones had safety glass cover over the platen etc flew across the room and several people in the room almost had heart attacks beware the explosive properties of wd vapor john h schmidt p e internet schmidt auvax adelphi edu technical director wbau phone days adelphi university evenings garden city new york fax
