When one has an "unfindable" slow leak, remember to check the valve stem/valve core. Still possible for these to deteriorate over time, even with caps on. ChrisR '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale" > > Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 14:13:56 EDT > From: Tom Smith <TSmith5041@AOL.COM> > Subject: Re: Tire Repair - Tubes? > > Had one with the same symptoms however no leaks in the rubber itself. In fact > no leaks ever found but it kept seeping down every week to 10 days. Put a can > of fix-a-flat in it and pumped it back up. It's holding fine now. I suspect a > problem with the bead/sealing area of the wheel. > > Tom |
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