[Healeys] tires

[Alan Seigrist]

What powder do you use?  I have to train my tire guys here in Hong Kong how
to do this.

Alan

'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8


On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Richard Ewald <richard.ewald at gmail.com>wrote:

> The powder acts as a lubricant allowing the tube and tire to move with
> lower friction and thus less heat.
> Also you must use radial tubes with radial tires. A tube designed for a
> bias ply tire just will not work in a radial. Ask me how I know this.
> Finally proper installation procedure must be followed or you can destroy
> the tube before you ever get it on the car. You have to make sure the tube
> is not folded or pinched inside the tire. The best way to do this is inflate
> the tire/tube combo to about10-15 PSI and then remove the shrader and let
> all the air out. If you are paranoid do this a second time then replace the
> shrader and fill the tire normally.
> Rick
>
>
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