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Castrol Motorcycle Chain wax to waterproof my v8

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davidjmiller:
OK guys, so did some searches on here the other night and it seems that the solution to my V8 and water ingress problems is not the crappy 8-fingered glove which is on there at the moment but some Castrol Motorcycle Chain Wax.

When I got it home I was surprised to see its flammable and therefore I gues it should not go on hot surfaces. Given that I also have a Lucads electronic ignition system - where exactly should I spray and is there anywhere I should not.

In particular, I was thinking of spraying it all along the leads right up the plugs / engine but now I think this could cause a fire.

Would like to use tomorrow (Sunday am) as its raining heavily here then I can go and check out the local fords.

Thanks,

David

wheeler:
i use spray greese it sticks to every thing and water replant
i spray the coil all terminals
all over dizzy cap lots of it
and over the by the plugs etc
and that seems to work last time i went out water was over the bonnet and not a splutter
even with the fan spraying it every way
but ive heard the wax is ok as well

drmike:
I got some ignition sealant and was careful in the preparation. It seemed to work well enough in conjunction with a pop bottle here and there to protect sundry bits like the coil from splashing.

Won't any sort of grease attrract muck over a time and be more likely to create problems when damp? The ignition sealant dried shiny and wasn't tacky although I did wonder if it would crack at some stage.

Mike

davidjmiller:
So, DrMike and Wheeler, can you confirm that the things you used were flammable?? If so I can take your advice but if your not sure then I still need to be careful?

The consensus on the forum was that although the grease was good it was dirty, caused problems later and seemed to collect crap. The wax, I think, spays on but then "hardens" to form a waterproof film which acts as a sealent.

Best wishes,

David

drmike:
I can't say if the stuff was flammable but I know I sprayed it on the dizzie and the HT leads on my V8 and it didn't burn.

I think if you held a lit match to it as it came out of the can then it would burn but the V8 got good and hot with no problems.

Bear in mind this stuff was designed to seal HT leads etc. not grease chains.

Mike

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