Jim: I know a guy who had a sidewall leakage problem with drag slicks. He
found out that if you smear liquid dish soap inside the sidewalls and let it
dry a little while before mounting it stops the leaking. You might try it.
Ed Wadman
>From: Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>
>Reply-To: Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>
>To: FOT@autox.team.net
>Subject: Tubed Hoosiers?
>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:43:47 -0500
>
>FOT Folk:
>
>I have a set of Hoosier Street TD's on my TR6 vintage race car. There's
>still at least a race or two left on the tread. After the last race
>weekend,
>the LF tire developed a slow leak - which turned out to be caused by a
>pinhole sized puncture.
>
>I'm told that the tire can't be patched but can be run with a tube. How bad
>an idea is this?
>
>Jim Hill
>Madison WI
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