Simmons, Reid W wrote:
>
> I used some "tire in a can" stuff several years ago and it came with
> stickers to put on the wheel warning any tire repair person of its presence
> and to take appropriate precautions.
>
> The stuff I used a few months ago did not come with any warnings (or
> stickers) to this effect.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 [mailto:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:18 AM
> To: 'Andrew Holmes'; Bowen, Patrick A RP2
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: "Tire in a can" (was: RE: Suggested boot tools?)
>
> OK, the deal with this stuff is it works wonders. You do not normally want
> to use it unless you need it, I would not recommend putting it in a tire
> "just in case". Yes you can still get the tire repaired, and it does no
> damage to the tire. The kicker is this, it is highly explosive. This is
> not a worry on a normal street car, perhaps on a high performance race car.
> The place where this gets to be a problem is the next time you have your
> tires changed and they put it on the rack to break the bead, this can cause
> an explosion, and kill or mame the tire guy. While the occurences of this
> happening are really low, it still happens enough to be a concern. If you
> use it, you need to tell the tire shop, and the tire is supposed to be
> filled and emptied three times to remove it.
>
> No, I have never known of it affecting wheel balance but I have never gone
> looking either.
>
> Patrick Bowen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Holmes [mailto:holmes_law@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: "Tire in a can" (was: RE: Suggested boot tools?)
>
> I've never used that kind of fix-a-flat stuff. If you use it, can you still
>
> get the tire repaired (ie, if you run over a nail, can you get the hole
> fixed)? Is it necessary to repair the tire after you use it, or does that
> permanently fix it? Does the gunk mess up the tire after you use it? And
> finally, does it affect the wheel balance?
>
> Basically, if I have an otherwise good tire with a repairable puncture, do I
>
> want to use this stuff?
>
> Andrew Holmes
> '66 mkII spit with a spare panasport rim, but no spare tire . . .
>
> >From: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
> >Reply-To: "Bowen, Patrick A RP2" <PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil>
> >To: "'wizardz@maxinter.net'" <wizardz@maxinter.net>, Dean Dashwood
> ><Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: "Tire in a can" (was: RE: Suggested boot tools?)
> >Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 13:42:10 -0400
> >
> >Stuff works great - One EXCEPTION - Always make sure the item (if any) that
> >caused the pucture is removed prior to filling. It will not seal with the
> >item still there. Found this out on a long drive through South Lakeshore
> >Dr
> >in Chicago - ended up destroying the rim on a Grand Marquis that way. For
> >those of you familiar with Chicago you know why I didn't stop, shortcut
> >hell
> >- demilitarized zone.
> >
> >Patrick Bowen
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: wizardz@maxinter.net [mailto:wizardz@maxinter.net]
> >Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:14 AM
> >To: Dean Dashwood; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: "Tire in a can" (was: RE: Suggested boot tools?)
> >
> >
> >
> >that stuff works great! I carry no spare (so I have luggage space)
> >I've been using it for years.
> >I even use to carry a can with me on my dirt bike on cross country
> >trips.
> >
> >The real trick is to get the proper size can for the tire you
> >want to fill. That way you get the full dose of 'goo' for the air volume
> >injected into the tire.
> >
> >also make sure the valve is at the bottom of the tire when you fill it
> >(unless you get the can with the flexible tube nozzle extension)
> >
> >You need to run the tire at road speed for at least 15 minutes to get
> > the 'goo' evenly distributed around the tire. Warming it up (tire running
> >on the road) helps vaporize the 'goo' and it will seek out the puncture.
> >
> >Running at speed before it sets up will eliminate any weight imbalance
> >in the tire caused by it puddling in one place.
> >
> >Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> >OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> >http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
> >Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> >http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
> >Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
> >http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dean Dashwood <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com>
> >To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:12 AM
> >Subject: "Tire in a can" (was: RE: Suggested boot tools?)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >You mean the stuff that comes as standard in a Lotus Elise, because there's
> >no
> >room for a complete spare wheel?
> >
> >
> >
> >Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2000 09:41:21 -0400
> >From: "Banbury, Terrence" <Terrence.Banbury@dnr.state.oh.us>
> >Subject: RE: Suggested boot tools?
> >
> >How about the "tire in a can" stuff? Never used it...don't know.
> >Terrence N. Banbury
> >1967 SPITFIRE MK III
> >
history note - fix-a-flat was developed by a company in pandora, oh.
they are located across thestreet from our business. when the product
was being developed, they would come over and get old tires & wheels
from our salvage yard. take them across the street and puncture them in
the lab. fill with various versions and finally came up with the
fix-a-flat that's on the market today. so this product has brit car
stuff, including spitfire, as part of its ancestry. ted
--
Ted Schumacher
TS Imported Automotive
404 Basinger Rd.
Pandora, Ohio, USA 45877
Ph. 800/543-6648 USA/Canada FAX 419/384-3272 24 hour
Ph. 419/384-3022 - tech./general information
Web page http://www.tsimportedautomotive.com
New-Used-Rebuilt-NOS-Performance British car parts.
200 - 300 parts cars in our British-only salvage yard.
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