Who ordered that?

Website · Post by **brian** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:23 pm

So here's the latest ponderable...

My mother took her van to the garage because the electric motor in her window seemed to have burned out. (Turns out all it needed was a spritz of WD-40.)

But while she was there, they noticed that she had a low (nearly flat) tire. They took it off, inflated it and checked for leaks. They found none. They told her that the very hot weather can make a tire lose its seal with the rim and let air slowly leak out, and that was probably it but she should keep an eye on it. A week and a half later, no problems. I thought their explanation was bunk, just meant to allay an old lady's worries. (Seems like Hot Weather is the new El Nino, in terms of taking the blame for everything this year.) At any rate, no leak.

So yesterday, I go out to my truck after work and I have a nearly flat tire, only 15 pounds of pressure in it. I look carefully for a nail or something. Finding nothing, I fill up the tire. Today, it's just fine. What's up?!?

If I happened to live with her, I might think some hoodlums had let the air out. But I live 40 miles from her. Can hot weather really do this to a tire?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:55 pm

I don't know about tires but I once asked a worker in a gas station why I could only put a lower amount of gas in my car than would normally fit. I was on a summer driving vacation and returning from Florida and the guy said the hot weather expanded the gas in the hot tank of the hot car so if I normally got 15 gallons with less than 1/4 a tank left but I only got 11 gallons this time. (Or something like that).

Heat can expand the gas (air) and I guess a slow leak could occur. To find out for sure you may have to check tire pressure every morning as a slow leak would not be noticeable. At least not to most people. Check those little screw in thingies on the rim where you put the air in. They sometimes come loose. They screw in. At least I think they still do.

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:57 am

In answer to your question, Brian......I would say yes.

It sure takes the air outta me!

Post by **trucker2000** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:58 pm

Can hot weather really do this to a tire?

From a person who used to work on tires...as in replacing them....Yes. It can, it does.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:58 am

Guess it must really be fall - that would explain the white stuff that fell on my car last night?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:08 am

We're on warning for later this week for an overnight dandruff fall.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 8:37 am

Set phasers on "melt"...

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:03 pm

Ahm surry Cap'n but da heaten coils be non-functionen'.

Post by **trucker2000** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:00 pm

Xjmt wrote:Ahm surry Cap'n but da heaten coils be non-functionen'.

That depends on where in the ship you reside. The coils are workin fine here.

(80 degrees, and supposed to be 85 by the weekend)

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:00 am

But we'll get the last laugh when California has that earthquake and slides off into the ocean!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:45 am

But what if it takes the server for this BB with it?

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:30 am

Henry J wrote:But what if it takes the server for this BB with it?

Annnnd Trucker has made arrangements for that to happen!!!!!!!!

Got your surf board ready, Trucker?

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:13 pm

I thought Trucker said his server is water proof?

Now that could make a great commercial. Someone surfing while surfing!

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:40 pm

Surf's up?

Post by **trucker2000** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:52 am

Too funny.

I'll have you know, if the "big one" hits, I'm on the "new beachfront property" side.

Got the surfboard waxed, fishin poles ready, and the boat is all set up.

just kidding.