-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Christ <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
To: Gerald Brazil <gerrybraz@voyager.net>; Vintage race (Vintage race)
<vintage-race@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, January 30, 2004 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Somewhat off topic.....
>my suspicions would be that due to tire / brake heat up during use would
>tend to aid shedding material. any build up would occur when stationary
>and material has a chance to freeze in place. during driving the
>roatational forces "should" throw any material out of the wheel. any
>water trapped inside the wheel????? (they never ever trap any water
>inside a tire when mounting....right?) i do know that there are
>exceptions, but that's my theory and i'm sticking to it! LOL!
>AND i stayed at a holiday inn express! :)
>
>chuck
>"that darn oarnge saab"
>now where's the safety wired oil drain plug on the engine...........(never
>mind!) :)
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gerald Brazil <gerrybraz@voyager.net>
>To: Vintage race (Vintage race) <vintage-race@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, January 30, 2004 11:32 AM
>Subject: Somewhat off topic.....
>
>
>> Since there isn't much traffic I'll throw out something that is off
>>topic but something this group (at least the Northerners) might know
>>something about. It has to do with tires going out of balance because of
>>ice and snow buildup...
>>
>>My new Nissan Murano has 5 spoke wheels with lots of open area between
>>the spokes. We had a heavy snow recently and I noticed that there seemed
>>to be a lot of ice building up between the spokes. The next time I had
>>an occasion to drive on a highway I noticed I was getting a lot of
>>vibration when I got above 50. I immediately expected the ice buildup.
>>Since this was pretty annoying I went through a car wash and I asked
>>them to hit the wheels with their pressure wands to make sure they got
>>rid of the ice. This seemed to solve my problem.
>>
>>Has anybody else experienced anything like this? If so, does it build up
>>while driving at expressway speeds or only when you are driving around
>>town in slushy conditions? I hate to think I am going to have to find a
>>carwash every 100 or so miles....
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