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To: rmh47
Another use for nitrogen that's well known around aircraft maintenance circles is it's use in vehicle tires instead of compressed air. It stops most all slow leaks.
32 posted on 06/17/2003 10:35:55 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult ("Read Hillary's hips. I never had sex with that woman.")
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
It stops most all slow leaks.

Please explain why? Is it because pure nitrogen contains no water vapor?

34 posted on 06/17/2003 10:40:06 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Another use for nitrogen that's well known around aircraft maintenance circles is it's use in vehicle tires instead of compressed air. It stops most all slow leaks.

I never heard anything about slow leaks. That would get repaired, not "stop-a-flat" anyway. The nitrogen is inert, will not react with the rubber as oxygen will. It's also dry nitrogen, so moisture will not accumulate as in automobile tires.
55 posted on 06/18/2003 6:05:23 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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