Until a couple years ago WD40 used propane as its propellant. that has supposedly changed to something non flamable.
However you're correct, I saw guys spray older versions into the air intakes of recalcitrant outboards, if they then started, you knew you had a fuel flow problem. If not, the problem was probably electrical. As long a spray onto non live systems, the propellant would evaporate pretty fast. Tom Fowle On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 08:13:14PM -0400, Bob Kennedy wrote: > I would be a bit shy of spraying WD40 in around electrical parts. That stuff > will burn. When I worked in the garage, I knew guys to spray WD40 instead of > starting fluid and the cars would start. > > I would recommend some sort of contact cleaner. Make real sure the power is > off, those I believe are 220 volts. Take the top off and make sure the arms > move apart and together. Then you can try flushing the pivot points with > some contact cleaner. Try moving the arms again to see if they are moving > easier. Work at it a short while to be sure they are pretty loose. Then > wipe everything as clean as you can and put the top back on the box. See if > the well works better now. > > Remember to feed Rudolph! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jim > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 5:31 PM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] house water pump relay > > > hi, i have a shallow well jet pump in my basement. > the last 2 days the relay has been hanging up. > meaning it runs for a long time but if i tap on the relay box it will shut > off. > or when you run water the pressure will drop to nothing and the pump does > not turn on. > again if i tap on it, it fires right up. > > my question is can i use a little spray like wd40 on it. > i have some other stuff that says it can be used on battery terminals to > prevent corrosion. > so i guess its conductive. > > the last time i had this problem i just put on a new relay box. > but don't have the bucks at the moment and its hard to take a shower and > tap the box grin. > thanks > Jim > in Minnesota. > and no its not frozen yet. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
