Re: lug nuts

On Thu, 12 Jun 2025 09:57:31 -0500,
  sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

 On 6/12/2025 9:23 AM, Ted Heise wrote:

On Sun, 8 Jun 2025 23:16:31 -0400,
   bfh <redydog@rye.net> wrote:

  Ted wrote:

On 6/8/25 6:41 PM, sticks wrote:

On 6/8/2025 4:11 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

On Sat, 7 Jun 2025 20:48:42 -0500,
    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:

   On 6/7/2025 8:07 PM, Ted Heise wrote:

Okay, got home from Wyoming and found a tire quite low
on pressure.  Did the cleanup and it's definitely
flat...

 

And Bill, I'm not sure how I would use a tire plug, given i
have no idea where the leak may be coming from.

>
  Pump it up, pour/spray some slightly soapy water all over
  it and look for bubbles and then use the tire plug thingy
  where the bubbles are coming from. However, if the leak is
  not somewhere in the tread, myownself would not punch a
  hole in the sidewall. I would tell you about that stuff
  that you squirt into the tire to stop leaks, but I've never
  used it, and I'm unlikely to start. I've used the tire plug
  thingy a number of times in my life, and it always got me
  to where I needed to go to get a more permanent fix. I
  never leave home without it.

 
Picked up the wheel today and was informed the problem was the
valve core.  I don't think a plug kit would help with that
kind of problem, so should I also get a spare core or two to
travel with?

 
 They do go bad, but I suspect it was probably just loose.  I
 carry one of these on a valve stem on each vehicle we have in
 case one needs tightening.
 
<https://i.postimg.cc/vT70TsvT/valve-cap-for-cores.jpg>
 
 I got mine from Milton Industries.  Cheap.
 
<https://miltonindustries.com/collections/tire-hardware-tire-caps/products/miltonr-tr-vc-2-screwdriver-type-valve-cap-single-retail-pack-s-437w>

Heh, I already have that kind of thing somewhere, just didn't
appreciate what it was until I saw the pic.

Thanks!

And to George as well.

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Ted Heise      <theise@panix.com>       West Lafayette, IN, USA