Hey Larry, I just came up with a good answer to those who are critical of the contents of your tire guidelines report: If you don't like my page, make your own! -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") KG6RCR
On 10/4/2005 4:30 PM Loren Busch wrote: > RE: Nitrogen in the tires >Long thread on this a while back. Bottom line: Air is already 78% Nitrogen, >21% Oxygen, 1% 'Stuff'. Going to Nitrogen only, often referred to as 'Dry >Nitrogen' because it is, as it comes out of the bottle, eliminates the >moisture inside the tire. This minimizes the pressure change when the tire >is hot. No Oxygen also means less oxidation of the rubber inside, but a >trivial effect opposed to the pressure problem. Nitrogen has been used for >years in race car tires..... > > > |
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