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Subject:Re: orginal Continental tires
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Thu, 24 May 2001 16:37:18 -0500

86 Westfalia wrote:

> If I only have 62000km (40000m) on my rig, with the original tires, and they
> do not
> appear to worn or the belt do not appear to be broken in any way, should I
> be concerned that they are fifteen (15) years old?
>
> Dan
>
> 86 Westy
> Bedford, Nova Scotia

Be careful about high speed driving at high temperatures.  I have had old tires
with lots of tread comes apart at high speeds.  Both times the temperature was
around 100 F.

Larry A.

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