[SEL] Friends and Igniters

[Peter A Forbes]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:47:19 -0400, you wrote:

>Curt,
>
>    Many of the old time engine manuals state to use coal oil to 
>lubricate ignitors as motor oil will cause them to have build up and 
>stick.  I usually use WD 40 or something similar.  It being a thin oil 
>helps keep it from being so "gummy". 
>
>Tommy Turner
>Magnolia, KY

Just a thought, has anyone tried a drop of diesel detergent oil on the igniter ?

It holds dirt in suspension and may well work better than regular oil in this
application, and Fully Synthetic comes in 15W-40 grade so quite thin.

Peter

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