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An Ounce of precaution

Old Jun 20, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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An Ounce of precaution

Since I spend most of my time among you 4th gen guys, here's a thought:
Good idea to check the air pressure in your spare!
This morning I was detecting a slight drift to the right, and when I got to my destination, it was obvious that my my front-right lo-profile tire was low on pressure. Not wanting to jeopardise the tire any further by driving on it (to a gas station with air), I chose to install the space-saver spare that's been in its original trunk location for over 10 years. Guess what?? Pressure in the spare was down to under 10 psi!
Good idea not to assume that just by sitting unused in the trunk that the spare will be up on pressure when you need it.
Old Jun 20, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Curt
Since I spend most of my time among you 4th gen guys, here's a thought:
Good idea to check the air pressure in your spare!
This morning I was detecting a slight drift to the right, and when I got to my destination, it was obvious that my my front-right lo-profile tire was low on pressure. Not wanting to jeopardise the tire any further by driving on it (to a gas station with air), I chose to install the space-saver spare that's been in its original trunk location for over 10 years. Guess what?? Pressure in the spare was down to under 10 psi!
Good idea not to assume that just by sitting unused in the trunk that the spare will be up on pressure when you need it.
thanks for the Headsup
Old Jun 20, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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That happened to me in my 96. Luckily I had pulled over in a gas station to air up the spare.
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