[Healeys] Tubes for tubeless tires

[teamhealeytexas]

I've used tubes in my Hoosier Speedster tyres (rated tubeless) on my racing 
3000 for years.

A note of caution however. Most tyre manufacturers often have small 
"inspection stickers" on the inside of the tyre. These stickers must be 
removed before you use the inner tube. What will happen is that as the tyre 
heats up, the sticker gets a bit "gummy" and will stick to the tube. Over 
time, tyre/tube "squirm" will cause the tube to tear because of the sticker 
and you'll have a flat with the tube being rendered useless. Granted with 
racing, this will happen very quickly (lots of first hand experience), but 
the problem is still present when used for street/highway driving. Make sure 
you get all the stickers out. I use a dremel tool with a fine wire brush.


Y'all take care, eh?
Fred
Team Healey Texas

-----Original Message----- 
From: Richard Ewald
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 12:44 PM
To: Dennis Gavin
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Tubes for tubeless tires

Yes.

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Dennis Gavin 
<djg at gavinassociates.com>wrote:

> I currently have Michelin 185R15 Red Lines on my Series 1 3.8 E Type. They
> were on this car when I bought it. The tires are very old and I want/need
> to
> buy replacements very soon. I went on Coker Tire to look at these same
> tires
> and they're listed as tubeless tires. Is it OK to use tubes in tubeless?
> Appreciate your thoughts.
>
>
>
> Dennis Gavin
>
> Sudbury, MA.
>
> 63 E Type
>
> 63 Healey BJ7
>
> 48 Jeepster