Chris-  You didn't mention why his tires don't hold air.
If it is from small punctures or poor bead sealing, just load them up
with slime or fix-a-flat.
I wouldn't recommend this usually, but if an emergency and stranded,
this should get him home.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 12:52 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: HELP NEEDED IN TENESEE/NORTH ALABAMA ASAP

 a good friend of mine is kind of stranded south of knoxville TN..as i
write
this it's  12:45 PM sat night EST..  he is on his way to birmingham
alabama in
a vanagon carat....and 3 of the tires have gotten to the point that they
wont
hold air..  he already has the spare mounted, but the other 3 wheels are
barely holding air...   this is a shot in the dark.. but does anyone
have 3 steel
wheels with tires that at least hold air on them that he can BORROW to
get his
van back to Birmingham AL?   and then he will return them...or any other
ideas?  he needs to get back to Birmingham by sun nite..  and  he isnt
doing so
well now..    i told him i would ask the list and see if anyone can
help.... i
dont know what else to do..since tomorrow is sunday...is there any tire
places
in knoxville that would have tires for a vanagon open on sunday??

please p-mail me if you can help...  he doesnt have AAA..

thanks

chris