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Date:         Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:34:38 -0600
Reply-To:     don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
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From:         don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Subject:      Re: balky shift question
In-Reply-To:  <200407082043.i68Kh9L93219@moe.oanet.com>
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Gnarlie
  I can't imagine crawling under there every two months. Put a proper
lubricant on it for goodness sake!  WD40 is a Water Dispersant.
Fortieth attempt to formulate.  It's basically kerosene (which is why
it makes a good flame thrower or potato cannon fuel.)  It evaporates in
about 48 hours.
Use it to clean something but not as a lube. Waste of time and money.


my 3 cents (inflation ya know)
> I spray all moving linkage parts about every 2 months with WD40. The
> front I
> get whenever the spare tire is out. By shifter boot is loose which
> makes it
> easy to lube from inside.
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