[TR] Nitrogen in Tires

[Jim Muller]

On 1 Sep 2008 at 17:33, don wrote:

> Anyway, I wonder it the deterioration could have been slowed or
> prevented if they were not oxidizing, but instead had nitrogen
> instead of air in them.

Several thoughts come to mind.  1. Even with notrogen in the inside 
the tires would still be exposed to air on the outside. 2. The PO 
neede to have used nitrogen only for the 22% that wasn't nitrogen 
already.  3. If the PO had rotated the air like he was supposed to 
the tires might have lasted longer.

And don't even think of using NOS tire air.  It ages even just 
sitting in the stockroom.


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Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+