Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:22:11 -0500
Reply-To: mcneely4@COX.NET
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
In-Reply-To: <4b90059f.3fb258.13601d0d68a.Webtop.48@charter.net>
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---- "Mike B." <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote:
> Tire Rack says it best;
>
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=191
>
> Mike B.
Sure takes the article a long time to get around to the main point -- it's not worth it, in other words a scam. given the attention span of the average person today, many would never even get to that point in the article, and would be led to believe they might benefit.
But, kudos to Tire Rack for at lest pointing it out.
mcneely
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> > ask the tire shop personnel what the nitrogen does for the tire. the
> > looks will amaze you.
> >
> > as most of us know, air is about 80% nitrogen. most of us should be
> > checking and probably adding air to our tires no less often than
> > monthly. I simply use a bicycle pump for my cars, and a small
> > electric compressor (the sort sold at auto supply stores to carry in
> > the vehicle) for my camper. for shops to sell nitrogen is mostly a
> > scam.
> >
> > mcneely
> >
> > ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> Nitrogen for tires can be a good idea especially if the tire shop has
> >> oily or wet compressed air. Ask the tire shop if they do anything to
> >> ensure the oil from the compressor or the water from the compression
> >> process does not get into your tires. The looks will amaze you.
> >>
> >> Dennis
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> >> Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
> >> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 2:32 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Spark plug gap
> >>
> >> I think the next time a tire shop offers to fill my tires with
> >> nitrogen, I'll ask for some of that "seasonal air" instead. think
> >> that'll get a reaction? mcneely
> >>
> >> ---- Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>> Thanks for the link George. I've been looking for one of these left
> >>> handed metric screwdrivers for some time now -
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> <http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&produc
> >>> ts_id=21>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Angus
> >>>
> >>> www.wordless.me
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 8:19 AM, george jannini
> >>> <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> Try these, no gap required:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&produ
> >>>> cts_id=5
> >>
> >> --
> >> David McNeely
> >>
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
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