Proper Pressure for EMTs
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Proper Pressure for EMTs
Can anyone help me with the proper pressure that I should be keeping in my GY EMTs? I drive my 2004 CE Vert probably 2 times a month, and the rest of the time it sits covered in my Southern California garage. It takes awhile for the tires to warm up, and they start out at about 25 psi and then warmed up go up to about 29-30psi. I have heard that 30 psi is perfect, but if I fill them while they are cold, they will be well above 30 psi when warm. Help me out here. Thanks and Happy Spring to all in snow country. 
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Originally Posted by 1stTimeVette
Can anyone help me with the proper pressure that I should be keeping in my GY EMTs? I drive my 2004 CE Vert probably 2 times a month, and the rest of the time it sits covered in my Southern California garage. It takes awhile for the tires to warm up, and they start out at about 25 psi and then warmed up go up to about 29-30psi. I have heard that 30 psi is perfect, but if I fill them while they are cold, they will be well above 30 psi when warm. Help me out here. Thanks and Happy Spring to all in snow country.
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30 psi when cold
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Last edited by GrayC5; Mar 27, 2005 at 11:22 PM.
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30 psi cold......................I got it!!!
Thanks everyone. You guys are great. Best forum on the web. By the way, I wish I could take her out more often than 2 times a month, but being a working man, I have to pay for her as well as the rent and the kids..............................you know what I mean.
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30 psi cold is the correct pressure. They will heat up to about 33-34 psi when hot, but that is normal.
