

| Subject: | Re: Vanagon Tire Guidelines Report |
| From: | Michael Elliott |
| Date: | Tue, 4 Oct 2005 18:35:26 -0700 |
Hey Larry, I just came up with a good answer to those who are critical
of the contents of your tire guidelines report: If you don't like my
page, make your own!
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
KG6RCR
On 10/4/2005 4:30 PM Loren Busch wrote:
> RE: Nitrogen in the tires
>Long thread on this a while back. Bottom line: Air is already 78% Nitrogen,
>21% Oxygen, 1% 'Stuff'. Going to Nitrogen only, often referred to as 'Dry
>Nitrogen' because it is, as it comes out of the bottle, eliminates the
>moisture inside the tire. This minimizes the pressure change when the tire
>is hot. No Oxygen also means less oxidation of the rubber inside, but a
>trivial effect opposed to the pressure problem. Nitrogen has been used for
>years in race car tires.....
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