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Old 12-28-2002, 11:25 AM
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Red face Help: Winter flat tires?

This is my first winter with my 951. It's outside under a cover.
Well, not too long after a 8" snow storm, my tires flattened, one at a time. I tried to refill them using my compressor but its not taking the air. I don't hear or feel it coming out anywhere but that doesnt mean its not.
Now I've got 3 flat tires and it's pissing me off!

Has this happened to anyone?
Old 12-28-2002, 11:54 AM
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Yes, not with the P-Car, but if you have a marginal bead seal and you get cold, a leak can form and out goes the air.

I don't think you have a chance to reset the beads and reinflate with that dinkey compressor. You just can't shoot enough volume of high pressure air in. Jack up the car, pull off the tires and take them to a tire shop.
Old 12-31-2002, 03:35 PM
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Find a better tire installer. If they don't clean the rims and tires properly then apply sealant before putting them on, the seal breaks when cold. Up here in Ottawa, anyone who doesn't do that gets reported to the licensing authorities, but then maybe you don't get 30 below every winter like we do.
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