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Date:         Sat, 23 Nov 1996 00:41:09
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         EXPRES@gnn.com (Ron Salmon)
Subject:      Re: Good AND inexpensive tire pump, where to find?

>>12V Walmart (or insert generic department store name here) pump: >>Does pump the tire, but: >> >> Taking my four "small" LT195-75-R14 from 20 to 45 psi takes >> 40 minutes!!! (including "cool down" intervals for the pump >> to keep it from smooking.) >> >> After 1 year of use (only maybe 10 or so of these cycles, >> plus occational topping off) the pump performance seems to >> have degraded significantly. >> >>The pump I'm talking about is the "250" psi 12v one. It comes in >>a dozen different outsides (with and without: pressure gauge, extra >>12 V outlet, various color lights etc), but with the same pump inside. >>Prices range from $9.95 to 39.95. Surprisingly I havent found any > alternative >>to this pump. Any 12v "candidate" I've examined, regardless of brand name >>contains the same pump inside the varuious shape housings.

For what it's worth, I bought one at Kmart about 1-1/2 yrs ago for roughly $17.00. There were two there, a few bucks apart. The one I bought was the sturdier looking of the two, brand name Interdynamics, 200 psi. (The cheaper one was labeled 250 psi, but just looked flimsier so I passed on it.) I've used it many, many times since then. A little slow (maybe 15 minutes from flat to full, definately not 40 minutes!), but has proven extremely reliable. Gets a little hot to the touch after prolonged use, but has never overheated or failed. It's helped me out of a bind many, many times - best $17 I ever spent! I keep it in my Vanagon at all times. If my experience with reliability is typical, I'd recommend this one. -Ron Salmon


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