A well-meaning but too-talkative neighbor of mine recently caught me out washing my car and began to talk...I try to humor him/tune him out, yet one thing he said stuck with me..he had a rim that developed a rusthole or some sort of pinhole in one of the welds that holds the rim together...this was the reason his tire kept going flat...next time have your tireshop somehow check the rim to see if this is happening to you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick & Barbara Nichols" <3nichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: [FWDLK] Flat tires > Here is a general question: Why does a tire go flat after sitting for > a couple of months and then is fine when you put air back in it. I > have taken the tire to a tire shop and they can't find any slow leak. > The tire is only a few months old and the valve is new. It goes on > my '59 Custom Royal. I've had this same problem over the years with > other old cars. It's one of those things that always has me curious. > Nick Nichols > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: > http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information.
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