[Healeys] Re - Tyre Pressures

[mike brooks]

Tim,
I echo Kees in suggesting you keep clear of the motorways. My wife and I drove the BN2 from Scotland to Val d'Aosta in 2014 and entirely avoided all motorways and tunnels. The Grand and Petit St. Bernard passes were spectacular. The N and D roads in France, as well as providing wonderful scenery and great eating places were often fantastic driving roads, almost traffic free. It was a wonderful trip. My tyre pressures probably won't help you as I'm on 60 spoke wheels with 165 x 15 Vredsteins at 28 psi. The only issue we had in our 1600 mile trip was some slightly rough running in Italy. At first I wondered about the high altitude in the Val d'Aosta affecting the carburation, but we had come over the Grand St Bernard Pass without missing a beat. The problem cleared up as we drove back through France so, in retrospect, I blame a bad batch of fuel in Italy.
Mike Brooks'56 BN2AberdeenshireScotland Message: 3
Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2017 11:11:45 +0100
From: "Tim Ward" <timwarduk at aol.com>
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Subject: [Healeys] Tyre Pressures
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Hi

Getting the car ready for a drive to the South of France taking in the Route
des Grandes Alpes all the way to Menton. Then back mostly on Motorways.

 

So the drive will be a mixture of Motorways and Mountain Pass Roads.

 

Question therefore is what Bar Pressure should I put in for the different
roads.

 

I have 72 spoke wheels all fitted with relatively new Vredestein Tyres
185/70, HR15, 89H

 

As usual I look forward to the benefit of your collective wisdom

 

Many thanks

 

Tim

BJ8, original Metallic Golden Beige

 

Tim Ward

Warwick House

12 Mill Road

Kislingbury

NN7 4BB

Tel: 07855 388 751
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