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   On 4/30/2023 12:16 PM, John Robertson wrote:   
   > On 2023/04/30 5:59 pm, Bob F wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> I suspect by the time I really need it, I can't rely on it working.   
   >>   
   >> Maybe that's why they invented spare tires? It probably was not just   
   >> to have a place to store a fixit kit.   
   >>   
   >> Unfortunately, my AWD Sienna does not have a space for a spare tire,   
   >> so it just gets stashed in the back if I carry one.   
   >   
   > Touche!   
   >   
   > I was so focused on describing a trunk fixit kit has to last years in hot   
   > and cold cycles like you can't believe, I forgot all about the spare   
   > tire!   
   >   
   > Mainly I was pointing out that the green goopy stuff isn't likely to be   
   > there when you need it. I prefer a cigarette lighter air pump instead.   
   >   
      
   You still need the air pump after you've injected the green goopy stuff   
   into the tire. The tire sealant is meant to be injected into a flat   
   tire. You need to use air pump to bring the tire pressure up so you can   
   drive away.   
      
   I believe the pressure inside the pressurized Slime Tire Sealant will   
   stay there forever because the content is "tire sealant" so by nature   
   the gas will never leak from its own container. I have WD-40 in my trunk   
   and never lost pressure.   
      
   The sealant is some water-based gooey stuff with lumps of thick resin. I   
   don't think it will degrade over time inside of the can. There are also   
   other versions that are not pressurized, but you have to use valve-core   
   tool inside bottle cap that it comes with to remove the valve-core   
   before you squeeze the content into the valve.   
      
      
   > But you're correct that if you get a flat, what you need is the emergency   
   > stuff (lights, flares, triangles, shiny clothes, a plastic bag to lay   
   > down   
   > on, and a big "fuck you" sign on the top of the car to those truckers.   
   >   
      
      
   It is very dangerous to fix your car tire beside the highway. Even   
   police vehicles parked on the roadside with full emergency lights   
   blaring can get wiped out by on-coming trucks. For some reason a car   
   parked on the side of the road would attract other cars to ram into it.   
      
   The best bet if you have a tire puncture on the road is to pump tire   
   sealant into the flat tire, then pump air into the tire with a battery   
   air pump, and get to safety ASAP.   
      
      
      
   > Oh, and you'll need that jack of death too. And the chocks. And a tire   
   > iron (which should last for years as it came from the factory).   
   >   
   > I think they design those tire irons to be torqued to 85 foot pounds & no   
   > more (someone told me that they designed them that way for a normal man).   
   >   
   > I just step on them. Does anyone else do that? Or is it just me who does?   
      
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