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Re: Are my tyres too old?

To: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>, Paul Root <ptroot@iaces.com>
Subject: Re: Are my tyres too old?
From: match@ece.utah.edu
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:23:22 -0600
Cc: mgb-v8@autox.team.net, mgs@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <4134A386.7030802@iaces.com>
References: <6.0.3.0.0.20040831102016.02a477f0@mail.look.ca>
Reply-to: match@ece.utah.edu
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On 31 Aug 2004 at 11:12, Paul Root wrote:

> On the other hand, there is stuff that racers use to re-condition old
> tires, I don't know much about them.

The problem is that the fabric cords rot, and become weak. There is no way to 
get to 
the cords even if there existed anything to re-condition them with. 

The stuff you're talking about that the raceers have used might be 
tri-chloro-ethane (a 
kin to per-chloro-ethane, which is dry cleaning solvent.) This suff will 
desolve the hard 
oxidised rubber on the surface, but will not attack the fresh rubber underneath.

Marvin

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