"pj" <pj4380@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
>> On 25 Apr, 00:25, Roscoe <Ros...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Thanks Dad! I don't plan on racing, but I want to bake sure I'm
>>> not
>>> setting myself up for a blowout at (insert speed here). Thank
>>> again
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dad wrote:
>>>> "Roscoe" <Ros...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>> news:U4SdnReCjul0n4zVnZ2dnUVZ_tajnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> I have a screw in my Goodyear P275/40ZR18 and it leaks slowly.
>>>>> Can I get it plugged or am I 'screwed"?
>>>> Plug it, and patch it on the inside and forget it. The reason
>>>> they do
>>>> both is so it cuts down water/dirt separating the plies in the
>>>> hole, the
>>>> patch is to hold the air and backup the plug. There are also some
>>>> special plug/patches out there that have a head on them like the
>>>> inside
>>>> patch. Then again if you're racing it all bets are off. My right
>>>> rear
>>>> has a plug in it that has worked well for 2 years, non runflat
>>>> rain tire.- Hide quoted text -
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>> Don't do this if the screw is anywhere near the sidewall. I did
>> this
>> and it all came apart in the fast lane with the slow lane nose to
>> tail. A bit embarrassing. Plugging inside the tread pattern has
>> worked OK on many occasions.
>>
>> George.
>
> I think this says about the same thing as my tire guy. For runflats
> he only plugs in the mid-2/3 of the treadwidth.
>
> Check out the table at the bottom of page, on:
> <http://www.cjtire.com/pdf/Safety%20Information.pdf>
>
> If you limit speed to where you can maintain control and get it
> stopped before disintegration tears up bodywork then it doesn't
> matter.
>
> --
> pj
Limit speed? You're no fun at all.
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