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Tire pressure problem
Jonnydanny

Posted on 07/07/2019 4:55:00 AM PDT by Jonnydanny

Should I increase the front tire pressure more than the rear (front wheel drive) above the recommended pressure to support the weight of the engine?


TOPICS: Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: anotherstupidvanity; automotive; car; newby; noob; noobvanity; pressure; tires; vanity
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To: US_MilitaryRules

Yes, the jam harvested from the lower part is the best!


61 posted on 07/07/2019 6:34:51 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: Dixie Yooper

Did you put your thin skin on today, Dixie?

It’s just a short toughening-up lesson for the noob. You have to toughen them up early or they won’t last.


62 posted on 07/07/2019 6:36:56 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Jonnydanny

Use nitrogen. It won’t expand or contract with heat changes.

If you really want your tires to last, use hydrogen. It is the lightest gas and will significantly reduce the weight load on your tires, making them last much longer.


63 posted on 07/07/2019 6:38:28 AM PDT by FXRP (Cogito, ergo Spam!)
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To: alloysteel

One of my father’s friends had a Corvair, and ran into handling problems like you described. He couldn’t resolve them until he (gasp, whodathunkit?) *read the manual* and changed pressures accordingly.


64 posted on 07/07/2019 6:42:47 AM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress")
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To: Olog-hai

There were some legitimate, albeit fixable, issues with the Corvair’s design and handling. Porsche had run into identical handling and “tuck-and-roll” problems with a similar design and abandoned it during testing.


65 posted on 07/07/2019 6:48:01 AM PDT by M1903A1 ("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress")
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To: Olog-hai

What if you plan to drive from the coast to the top of a high mountain? How will you maintain the proper tire pressures during that trip?


66 posted on 07/07/2019 6:52:34 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Rebelbase

You’ll have to remove the muffler bearings to do that.


67 posted on 07/07/2019 7:00:58 AM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: Deaf Smith

Stand about 20 ft from the side of the car. If the front tires look a little squished compared to the rear tires, drain a little oil out of the crankcase and/or a little water out of the radiator. If only a small adjustment is needed you can remove a little brake fluid. /sarc


68 posted on 07/07/2019 7:02:43 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: Jonnydanny
Ax the expert.


69 posted on 07/07/2019 7:06:25 AM PDT by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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To: Olog-hai

PV=nRT

No matter WHAT temp you set your tires to, they WILL vary according to use, ambient temp, speed, etc.

do this once COLD, drive around a lot, do it with tires WARM, interpolate from that data.

The temps dealers use - the mfrs’ settings on door frames - is a guarantee of rapid tread wear and tire replacement.

OEM tires as a general rule are crap. With wear ratings in the 200-300 range (Pirellis and Michelins are typically twice that), compounds are soft, and out of the dozens of cars I’ve owned in my life I have never seen a set of OEMs last more than about 20,000 miles before losing traction, getting noisier, showing wear bars.

Michelins I’ve routinely gotten over 60,000 miles out of by comparison.

Rotate, balance, keep TP within range and they’ll go far.

JMHO.


70 posted on 07/07/2019 7:11:03 AM PDT by normbal (normbal. somewhere in socialist occupied America)
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To: Jonnydanny

Never go full retard


71 posted on 07/07/2019 7:14:45 AM PDT by George Rand (-- I can't befriend liberals because I won't befriend ignorance --)
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To: M1903A1

Just about all Porsches prior to the 924, 928 and 944 were of the RR-configured air-cooled engine design, whether the 356, 911 or even 914. I was under the impression that Chevrolet were imitating that design with the Corvair, down to the turbocharged flat six in some models.


72 posted on 07/07/2019 7:29:21 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: SnuffaBolshevik; Eagles Field

“It depends on the calibration of the Finnigan Pin.”

I always forget, when resetting is the pin pulled and turned clockwise or pushed and turned counter clockwise contrary to the readings on the FinPin Magnometer?

“The headlight fluid level is critical as well.”

Oh the horror stories that could be told!!


73 posted on 07/07/2019 7:38:18 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Winning isn't everything, it's the ONLY thing)
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To: JustTheTruth

Thank you!


74 posted on 07/07/2019 7:41:48 AM PDT by Jonnydanny
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To: normbal; Gamecock; SaveFerris; PROCON

I tried that once. Chalk outline guy from the police department came by to help.


75 posted on 07/07/2019 7:43:04 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: FXRP

Hydrogen in a tire.... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is funny. It is hard enough to keep air in them and you want something that will literally slowly leak out through the rubber never mind by the bead or schrader valve?

Good luck with that.


76 posted on 07/07/2019 7:48:31 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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To: oldvirginian
You left out setting the contacts of the Finnigan Pin using a Dwell Meter.

Will not run correct with out setting the dwell to specs.

77 posted on 07/07/2019 7:49:18 AM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: Paladin2
What if you plan to drive from the coast to the top of a high mountain? How will you maintain the proper tire pressures during that trip?

Aha... a serious problem in search of a solution. Enter... the CVTPA (the Constantly Variable Tyre Pressure Adjuster). Tyres no longer the right pressure because you just hitched up to your trailer and you are loaded with a family of 5 and all the stuff for vacation? No problem... the CVTPA automatically puts you at the right pressure. Even does minor adjustments such as barometric and temperature changes, extra load because of buying more than you expected at the store, type of road conditions, how fast you want to go.... and even when your 400 pound brother-in-Bernie borrows the car to go out and get some fried chicken and puts excessive load on one side of the car. No variable isn't programmed into it to give you exactly the right pressure.

78 posted on 07/07/2019 7:52:29 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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To: Deaf Smith

“You left out setting the contacts of the Finnigan Pin using a Dwell Meter.”

Something else I forgot!
Its oldtimers I tell ya. Can’t remember nuffin anymore.

Oh to be young and driving long haul again. High paying loads of dehydrated water and glider fuel.
Ah to be young again.

Wait...what were we.....never mind.
Oatmeal!


79 posted on 07/07/2019 8:26:34 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Winning isn't everything, it's the ONLY thing)
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To: normbal

Manufacturers recommendation is typically a sweet spot between performance and comfort. Depending on your driving style and ride preferences you can typically go a few psi up or down. It’s a good idea to use the chalk method to verify thread wear.


80 posted on 07/07/2019 8:30:31 AM PDT by Jim Pelosi
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