I love rocket science! (lol)sunnyboy said:wd-40 contains alchol which is a no no for use on rubber based o-ring chains,it was originally developed to be used as a rocket fuel but did not prove to work very well but it does work as a penatrating lube-just dont use it around rubber based material
Rocket fuel, now I've heard them all :clue: :eek:sunnyboy said:wd-40 contains alchol which is a no no for use on rubber based o-ring chains,it was originally developed to be used as a rocket fuel but did not prove to work very well but it does work as a penatrating lube-just dont use it around rubber based material
Read more here: www.louisfullofit.com :pOriginally developed as a rocket fuel, WD-39 (as it was then known) was deemed unsuitable for it's originally designed use. One scientist was quoted as saying, "These little red tubes are just too small to allow us to pump enough fuel into the tanks in any reasonable amount of time..." The project was abandoned for several years until researches looking for a plentiful and cost-effective O-ring desolver stumbled across a rusting can with the duct tape label "WD-39" sitting on a shelf in the laboratory storage locker...
I was just going to post some of this from their website. And for who ever thought it was rocket fuel you need to get your facts straight.Mac said:This is what WD-40 claims:...
In 1953, a fledgling company called Rocket Chemical Company and its staff of three set out to create a line of rust-prevention solvents and degreasers for use in the aerospace industry, in a small lab in San Diego, California.
"Ground, this is control. What is taking so long? We are already three months paste lift-off."
"Control, ground. We're sorry, but we're givin' her all we got. And besides, right about the time we get into a good steady flow, the little red tubes pop off and it takes forever to find them, especially when they shoot into the tank..."
Jaybird said:Like I said, it can cause some rings to swell and can cause some rings to dry out.
Althought the guy states it won't harm o-rings, then states it can swell them and dry them out, then claims again that it won't harm them.
Amazing.
Was this guy's last name Kerry?
btw, WD-40 is banned from use in the entire Ford global manufacturing system becasue they refuse to submit full disclosure of the ingredients.
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