Posted on 09/16/2008 9:22:19 AM PDT by twistedwrench
The Tire Pressure Strategy was identified as one of these Early Actions. While current Federal law requires auto manufactures to install tire pressure monitoring systems in all new vehicles beginning September 1, 2007, owners of older vehicles will lack this important tool to help them reduce their climate change emissions. ARB staff is currently investigating various options to ensure that tire pressures in older vehicles are also properly maintained.
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amazing....watch all the illegals come in, but be sure to check their tire pressure!
It should also be mentioned that with an appropriate receiver along the roadways, it is very possible for the state to identify your specific car and to further track your car’s movements.
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OMIGOD~!!!! I THOUGHT THIS WAS SCRAPPLEFACE!!!!!!!
I heard these tire pressure monitors run about $70+ per tire, an added sacrifice to the false god of global warming.
To up the burden ante... OEM’s that trigger the ‘check engine’ (or other dashboard idiot light) when the tire pressure monitor fails. In New York State it could mean not passing the annual inspection. Nice....
“It should also be mentioned that with an appropriate receiver along the roadways, it is very possible for the state to identify your specific car and to further track your car’s movements.”
In my last job, I worked on specification and implementation of OBDII (On Board Diagnostics, for self-diagnosing engine problems that may cause emissions to go out of spec) for a company producing vehicular engines.
There were serious proposals from CARB for having wireless transmitters built in to all ECM’s (engine control modules) that would send info on your cars “emissions health” to roadside receivers.
That way, if your vehicle was misbehaving and you didn’t fix it, the Pollution Police could track you down and make you comply.
I left several meeting with CARB understanding full well that these people were NOT from Earth. Some real environmental whacko’s in that bunch.
Move forward a week. My wife wanted to drive the Mariner through Yellowstone National Park and the Tetons to photograph the Fall colors and herds of elk. About 10 miles out of West Yellowstone, MT, the low tire pressure alarm went off. We continued to West Yellowstone and found a parking lot to pull off and inspect. The right rear looked low. I pulled the pressure gauge out of my pocket. As I started to put the gauge on the valve stem, I notice a crack around the base of the stem. A minor deflection caused a leak. The tire had 15 lbs (recommended 35). No gas station in town had air or service capability. We stopped at a "convenience" store and grabbed some super glue. After dribbling a bit into the crack and allowing it to set, the leak stopped. I spotted a bicycle store. Moments later I was the proud owner of a new bicycle tire pump with integral gauge. About 10 minutes of vigorous pumping restored the tire to 30 lbs.
My wife took the vehicle to Les Schwab yesterday and had the valve stem replaced for $12. A cheap repair compared to the wasted time/gas on the aborted photo trip. I have a good compressor at the house. I check tire pressures every couple of weeks. Too bad I missed the cracked valve stem.
I've scoffed at low tire pressure monitors in the past. This time it probably saved a breakdown in the middle of Yellowstone National Park or the Tetons. The "spare" in a Mariner is sufficient to get you back on the road at a reduced speed. Given the relative lack of service facilities where we were traveling, it would have been upwards of 120 miles to a competent facility.
It’s what happens when you have a state ran by democrats.
I've had one for years, as I have traveled and towed in some really remote areas. Mine has had no trouble inflating everthing from bicycle to tiller & garden tractor tires, to 80# pressures on my truck and the car hauler & horse trailers. It easily fits behind the rear seat of the crewcab.
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