none whatsoever. you are removing the only source of combustion (spark
plug), and adding a means of pressure escape (no super-hot gasses).
:)
sudhir

On 1/8/07, ------------- <VW4X4@verizon.net> wrote:
> What's the likely hood,  of hot flaming  gasses  (your combustion chamber)
> coming thru the hose and causing a fire else where, or more so, an
> explosion?
>
>                                                      JOE
>
> Jeffrey Schwaia wrote:
>
> >Way back when I was just a lad, my father used to carry one of those tire
> >inflaters that screwed into the a spark plug hole.  Very simple device:
> >long hose (~20'), fitting on one end where it screwed into the plug hole, a
> >fitting on the other end for the tire valve, heck, it even had pressure
> >gauge.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Jeff
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> >Of Doug Fitz-Randolph
> >Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:17 AM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
> >
> >
> >Hi all.
> >
> >I seem to recall many, many years ago there was a discussion regarding
> >how you could somehow use your AC compressor to fill an air tank for
> >inflating tires instead of pressurizing your AC system.
> >
> >Am I hallucinating? Does anyone remember anything about this?
> >
> >IIRC, the thread also included a reference to how there was some
> >attachment for old army Jeeps that allowed you to inflate tires by
> >disconnecting one of the spark plugs.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Doug Fitz-Randolph
> >Freeport, ME
> >
> >
> >
> >
>