Don't forget to change the air in your tires this spring [PSA]
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Safety Car
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Don't forget to change the air in your tires this spring [PSA]
I know some Corvette owners garage their cars for the winter. If you do that, you probably still have summer air from last summer, and while it's aged some, it will still work fine this summer. If it's over 3 years old, you might want to change it out anyway.
For those who daily drive their Corvettes, it's more important to run the correct air in your tires (at the correct pressure).
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Tough crowd here today.
Has anyone tried "all season" air? The local tire shop recommended this to my wife when I sent her there today for "summer air." She has a classic Mercedes Benz, with all season Michelin tires. I also told her she needed "Genuine Mercedes Benz" summer air for her car. The local tire place didn't have any "Genuine Mercedes Benz" air at all, summer or all season. I guess I'll have to send her to the dealership for that.
Has anyone tried "all season" air? The local tire shop recommended this to my wife when I sent her there today for "summer air." She has a classic Mercedes Benz, with all season Michelin tires. I also told her she needed "Genuine Mercedes Benz" summer air for her car. The local tire place didn't have any "Genuine Mercedes Benz" air at all, summer or all season. I guess I'll have to send her to the dealership for that.
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I had the air in my tires swapped when I changed out the blinker fluid.
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I like to live dangerously, my tires are filled with hydrogen - even lighter than helium
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This is complete nonsense. Air is a mixture of gases and behaves as an ideal gas - it is the moisture in the air that causes the problem. Winter air will be dryer, if it is cold when compressed and therefore can absorb less moisture. The low temp does increase the density but when summer comes that cold air will be at ambient temperature and you will need to let some out to maintain the correct pressure.
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This guy's videos are so, so well done! Funny as heck. I'm a pretty good "shade tree" mechanic, and I got so lost in his videos that he almost had me believing.....(no, not really...).
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This is complete nonsense. Air is a mixture of gases and behaves as an ideal gas - it is the moisture in the air that causes the problem. Winter air will be dryer, if it is cold when compressed and therefore can absorb less moisture. The low temp does increase the density but when summer comes that cold air will be at ambient temperature and you will need to let some out to maintain the correct pressure.