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   On 4/30/2023 1:04 PM, John Robertson wrote:   
   > On 2023/04/30 10:29 am, ������ Mighty Wannabe ✅ wrote:   
   >   
   > On 2023/04/30 10:29 am, Mighty Wannabe wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>> 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.   
   >   
   > Oh. Thanks. I didn't realize the green goopy stuff is injected into a   
   > tire which no longer has any pressure and that it wasn't meant to   
   > pressurize the tire. It's got to take a LOT of air to fill a tire anyway.   
   >   
   > The green goopy stuff must have 'some' pressure though, as what's   
   > going to make it go inside the tire? Gravity?   
   >   
   >> 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 don't believe it.   
   > What would be nice is confirmation from the manufacturer on the   
   > storage lifetime in a trunk that experiences mighty hot and mighty   
   > cold cycles.   
   >   
   >> I have WD-40 in my trunk and never lost pressure.   
   >   
   > Some day I'm going to figure out what WD-40 does that the right choice   
   > doesn't do better. Besides, just the smell of WD-40 gives me a headache.   
   >   
      
   In the old days I replaced the spark plug wires myself. It seems like   
   the water always got splashed into the spark-plug wire boot and the   
   spark would jump everywhere inside the boot. A spray of WD-40 at the   
   rubber boots on the distributor would displace the water and fix the   
   problem immediately. It was a common knowledge in the old days. If you   
   see an old car which stalled at the traffic light when the road is wet   
   or it was raining the day before, then wet distributor spark plug wire   
   boot is most likely the problem.   
      
      
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Removing the schrader valve isn't any big deal, although if it's   
   > night, along the road, on a driver-side tire, and a trucker plays his   
   > tricks on you, that teeny tiny beautiful lovely shiny red and silver   
   > jewel will be scattered somewhere along the road along with your   
   > flares and triangles.   
   >   
   >> It is very dangerous to fix your car tire beside the highway.   
   >   
   > Please stop saying that. This is a home repair group and an automotive   
   > repair group. It's dangerous to do anything. Everything we do is   
   > dangerous.   
   >   
   > It's dangerous to use scissors or to drink from a glass cup too.   
   > It's dangerous to saw wood or to drill holes in metal also.   
   >   
   > It's dangerous to put coolant in a car. It's dangerous to change your   
   > own oil.   
   >   
   > It's dangerous to bleed your own brakes.   
   > It's dangerous to climb a ladder.   
   >   
   > Just saying it's dangerous to fix your car beside the highway is like   
   > saying don't use a chainsaw because you will chop off all your fingers.   
   >   
   > Whether or not its very dangerous will depend greatly on the situation.   
   > You repeating that endlessly is just frustrating because it's wrong.   
   >   
   > It's not dangerous sometimes. It's not very dangerous most of the time.   
   > But it could be very dangerous some of the time too.   
   >   
   > Like if you break down in the middle of the Pulaski Skyway.   
   > That's very dangerous all the time, in my humble opinion.   
   >   
   > But most of the time, it's just not as safe as you'd like it to be.   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > While I have watched almost every video on YouTube for crazy drivers,   
   > so I know that a lot of people drive into things they shouldn't be   
   > driving into, the reason they provide a shoulder and median is so that   
   > you can pull over.   
   >   
   > Hell, I pull over all the time to duck behind a tree to take care of   
   > business, but I'm not hiding behind that tree due to the danger I feel.   
   >   
      
   I always save an empty windshield washer fluid jug in my car for that   
   purpose. One time it save my embarrassment when I had to pee badly after   
   I finally found a parking spot in a hospital parking lot after driving   
   around in the parking lot for half an hour. I wouldn't be able to walk   
   to the hospital's washroom without pissing my pants. Good thing I had   
   that empty jug.   
      
      
   > If you're that afraid of the shoulder of the road, then that's why   
   > they invented AAA (mostly for women who don't know how to fix a broken   
   > car).   
   >   
   > I give AAA as a gift to a bunch of relatives who are girls and who get   
   > a new car. Usually I give it to them for five years, but I never give   
   > it to the boys because they have to learn how to be a man and not a   
   > scared wuss.   
   >   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > That's a good point of what's the "best" bet if you have a flat.   
   > How many flats are unrepairable?   
   > That's why they put the spare tire on the car (as someone else noted).   
   >   
   > Seems to me if you're pulled over in a location that isn't as safe as   
   > you'd like it to be, the best bet is whatever is the fastest solution   
   > that doesn't put you into danger.   
   >   
   > A lot might depend on what side of the vehicle has the flat and the   
   > angle of the embankment and the amount of room and the weather and   
   > traffic, etc.   
   >   
   > I'd think one of the better bets is to first assess the situation.   
   > Then decide if you should give up and call for help.   
   > Or decide to put the spare on.   
   > Or decide to fix it on the spot.   
   >   
   > If you decide to fix it on the spot, you're going to need "something"   
   > to patch up the hole, and then you're going to need "something" to put   
   > air back into that tire.   
   >   
   > For me, that's the tire repair plugs and the little tiny compressor.   
   > For others, I guess it's that green goopy stuff and a half dozen air   
   > cans.   
   >   
   > How many cans of air does it take anyway to fill up a typical SUV tire?   
      
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