Flat tire

 I found a tar paper nail in my rear tire 170/80-15. I put a plug in the
hole and went for a ride. The tire slacked up again and got real hot by
the time I got back. Maybe 11 miles. I blew it back up and cannot find a
leak. The plug is not leaking. Not leaking around the rim or stem or
anywhere else. Should I trust it?

 Hipupchuck wrote:


You already know the answer.  
Bite the bullet and get a new tire.

 

Ah, just as I thought :-)


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 Hipupchuck wrote:

Got a nail, still leaking, got "real" hot in 11 miles.....................

Should I trust it???

You know the answer already!

Clay

 On May 16, 8:22 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (Limey Wanna
Cracker?) wrote:


Limey Wanna Cracker? Squawk!

Lazy drivers were putting sealing fluids into pneumatic tires long
before either of us was born. Condensed milk was once used, but the
problem was that it froze and fell away from the hole it was supposed
to seal. Propylene glycol-based sealers don't do that, but they may
corrode aluminum wheels over time.

Glycol certainly does remove paint if it can find an edge to get
under.

Latex-based sealers work a lot better. Next time I get a flat, I will
try injecting
latex-based *paint* into the tire and see how that works...

The left front tire of my Jeep has two holes and a sheet metal screw
in it.

I installed a pint of propylene glycol and two cans of aerosol latex
and have been
driving on that tire for many thousands of miles...