An Unusual Problem with Tire Inflation (Page 2/3)
Patrick NOV 06, 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by Kitskaboodle:

...why don’t you try using a blow dryer on it for a few minutes?



No doubt considerably safer than using a propane torch!

2.5 NOV 08, 02:13 PM
Interesting I haven't ever had that happen, grew up in WI and MN. I would think you'd have to have a perfect amt of moisture in there and a valve stem leak? When my in tire moisture froze it must have never made it to the stem hole 1st.
formulaWA NOV 08, 02:43 PM
I always leave the drain valve in the bottom of my compressor open just a little so any water is continuously leaking out. If not used compressor will go from from 120 lbs to 0 in a few days
theogre NOV 09, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:
Have never ran into that but I do remember going to school in the morning and it was so cold the night before the tires had flat spots until they warmed up.

Many times that is how tires are made.
Think Tires made w/ Rayon and Kevlar often doesn't cold weather.
I don't know anyone now w/ Aramid/Kevlar belts replacing Steel belts for cars. Sears (Goodyear?) had them Decades ago. Still available for other things.
Dennis LaGrua NOV 16, 01:22 PM
Looking back, I believe what happened was that we had condensation in the air compressor lines/tank and when you refill your tires with air, just enough water gets in there to plug the valve stem when it ices up. The compressor has a 60 gallon tank and a water trap but the trap is not fool proof. I would believe that a complete drain and periodic blow out is necessary to avoid this.
UPDATE: Opened the drain valve on the water trap and no water came out. The trap is a large one at about 12" long by 4" in diameter.

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cliffw NOV 18, 12:05 PM

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Originally posted by Dennis LaGrua:
I experienced a problem this morning the likes of which I have never seen. I have one Fiero that is kept outside and it was time to air up the tires. Started the compressor, took out the air hose, removed the air cap and put the air chuck on the tire stem- nothing.



Ahh, too funny. Not related but, I have a John Deere subcompact tractor. I went to check and inflate tires if needed. The tire stems were at about the six o'clock position. Water started being pushed out, due to the air pressure.

Dammit I was thinking. Turns out that John Deere adds water inside the tire for ballast, to keep the tractor from overturning.
Dennis LaGrua NOV 18, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:


Ahh, too funny. Not related but, I have a John Deere subcompact tractor. I went to check and inflate tires if needed. The tire stems were at about the six o'clock position. Water started being pushed out, due to the air pressure.

Dammit I was thinking. Turns out that John Deere adds water inside the tire for ballast, to keep the tractor from overturning.



That sounds very strange. Water would eventually just rust out the rim. If I would guess you probably had accumulated water in the compressor hose. In the past liquid calcium was added to farm tractor tires to make them heavier but only as an add on.

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Patrick NOV 18, 01:04 PM

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Originally posted by cliffw:

Turns out that John Deere adds water inside the tire for ballast, to keep the tractor from overturning.



And to think, years ago I had bought cast iron wheel weights for the front of my John Deere rider mower. Silly me!
Australian NOV 20, 06:39 AM
The most unusual problem with tire inflation occurs at the gas station i swear the software can't be that bad but the service station attendant keeps turning the compressor off and on. So today i called the bluff as first tire inflated fine so second tire seemed they turned off the air so left car in the prime spot as attendant walked past to tell me i must hold valve in place i said just turn compressor on so i can. Then i could inflate 2 more tires no problem then the last tire compressor turned off and every effort for more air let just out more air so i stayed and again told them to turn compressor on eventually inflated all tires and they lost 2 customers all over not wanting to give air free. This problem is not so unusual if you didn't need to buy gas some ******* will play with the power on the compressor. So rather than let me use the free air they turn it off so now block more customers so glad i can demonstrate logic and probability to local business eg i need to still buy gas next week. The gas attendant took a photo of my license plate after 1 tire and in spite already turned off compressor but i just waited them out more ****** words.

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Patrick NOV 20, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by Australian:

The most unusual problem with tire inflation occurs at the gas station... i swear the software can't be that bad but the service station attendant keeps turning the compressor off and on.



I was having a similar problem, but it seemed to me that the gas station air compressor was set to a maximum of 35 psi, and wouldn't come back on until the pressure dropped to maybe 25 psi. I'd have to manually hold the compressor tire valve open to deplete the compressor pressure to below whatever the minimum pressure setting was for the compressor to kick back on again. I'd be able to top up one tire, and then have to go through the whole process again for the next tire. It was such a friggen waste of time.

Until one day while walking the hound, I discovered an "Air Machine" that someone had left at the curbside because the tire valve on the end of the hose was missing. I happened to have a orphaned tire valve at home, so I spliced it onto the hose... and it works perfectly. With it being 120v, I find it to be much much more powerful than the usual 12v units. I now no longer have to deal with all the nonsense of gas station air compressors (which are now mostly not free to use).

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