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skip · 08-08-2010, 08:35 PM

"I believe the reason WD40 has become inflammable is that they have replace the propane/butane used as a propellant with carbon dioxide."

Cool! Methane gas under tremendous seabed pressure five miles under water was what was pushing out the little bit of oil from that leaky BP well for a few days. Little bit as compared to the volume of water in the Gulf.

"While WD40 isn't flammable it IS combustible."

Yep guys in our model R/C flying club still use copious amounts of WD-40 to clean out all the unburned caster oil used in the 0 to 15% nitro found in our aeroplane fuels. We spritz some in the carb and hook up the glow plug and give her a spin. She will run full tilt on WD-40 and boy, then these engines are really free turning and clean.

skip.

08-08-2010, 08:35 PM	#39
skip Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Posts: 408	Re: Marvelous Mystery Oil? "I believe the reason WD40 has become inflammable is that they have replace the propane/butane used as a propellant with carbon dioxide." Cool! Methane gas under tremendous seabed pressure five miles under water was what was pushing out the little bit of oil from that leaky BP well for a few days. Little bit as compared to the volume of water in the Gulf. "While WD40 isn't flammable it IS combustible." Yep guys in our model R/C flying club still use copious amounts of WD-40 to clean out all the unburned caster oil used in the 0 to 15% nitro found in our aeroplane fuels. We spritz some in the carb and hook up the glow plug and give her a spin. She will run full tilt on WD-40 and boy, then these engines are really free turning and clean. skip.