Tyre Sealant

Morning all.

After weeks of indecision, have now booked P38 in for LPG conversion, which involves displacing the spare wheel (95 gallon LPG tank to be fitted into wheel well).

Since I sometimes need all the boot capacity (multiple sets of diving kit) I will not always want to leave the spare in the boot, so am toying with the idea of one of the "puncture protection" systems, basically some sort of clever goo in the tyres which get forced into any puncture site and re-seal the hole.

Specifically I am looking at

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(chap offering the LPG kit can supply).

Really just looking to reduce the probability of being stranded miles from home with a flat.

Anyone got any experience?

David

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rads
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I was once told by a friendly tyre repair bloke that the law prohibited the repair of tyres without removing them from the rim, so any sealant product (which works by filling in the gap in the tube) is technically illegal. But I stand ready to be corrected!

Stuart

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Srtgray

: > After weeks of indecision, have now booked P38 in for LPG conversion, : > which involves displacing the spare wheel (95 gallon LPG tank to be : > fitted into wheel well). : >

: > Since I sometimes need all the boot capacity (multiple sets of diving : > kit) I will not always want to leave the spare in the boot, so am : > toying with the idea of one of the "puncture protection" systems, : > basically some sort of clever goo in the tyres which get forced into : > any puncture site and re-seal the hole. : >

: > Specifically I am looking at

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(chap offering the LPG : > kit can supply). : >

: > Really just looking to reduce the probability of being stranded miles : > from home with a flat. : >

: > Anyone got any experience? : >

: > David : : I was once told by a friendly tyre repair bloke that the law prohibited : the repair of tyres without removing them from the rim, so any sealant : product (which works by filling in the gap in the tube) is technically : illegal. But I stand ready to be corrected! : : Stuart

My local tyre chap said that your bill will rise by an exhorbitant amount if they find that gunge inside a tyre. Whilst its good for you to get going again, its a bitch to get out apparantly

Si

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GrnOval

Big wheel well!

I've never used this sort of stuff in a road vehicle, when I used it for tractors there was a balance issue at high speeds but I suppose that's sorted. With the tractors I gave up with it as it was too expensive and when the tyre failed catastrophically it was all lost, then it was a messy business changing tyres. Basically I realised slow punctures gave warning and could be fixed and it was no good at all on blowouts.

Even though punctures on the road are few and far between I'm very uncomfortable travelling without a spare.

AJH

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AJH

I had it fitted, had a nail go in the tyre, carried on home then took it out, it sealed the hole no prob, drove for ages and ages with it.

When the tyre was changed the guy didnt say anything at all, he just chucked the tyre on the pile.

Alan

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Alan Crowder

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I'm sure I can knock up an alternative carrier ;-)

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Lee D

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Lee_D

Ditto, about 5 months ago I took the risk, got an hour away from home, tyre blew out on the motorway! Bloody typical, take the spare and have no problems for years, go without it for ONE TRIP and a tyre explodes without warning.

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Ian Rawlings

There is NO WAY I am going to tow around a 101 (and caravan) just so I have somewhere to put my spare wheel.

Or wasn't that what you meant?

;-)

Hactually, the towbar does have provision for mounting a bike rack (couple of vertical tubes into which you slot L shaped arm thingies and strap on cycles) so I was thinking of using the same mounts foe a spare carrier...

Tyre slime less effort though

David

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rads

That's a heck of a tank!

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GbH

Sheesh! Litre - gallons.... What's an error of 4.54609 between friends!

;-)

David

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rads

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Depends whose tank we are filling up and who is paying :-)

Lee D

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Lee_D

It's that sort of mistake that cause caused an Air Canada 767 'the Gimli Glider' to crash land!!

Jeff

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Jeff

None till you try and mount it in your tyrewell!! Brother has a 90L cylinder in the back of his disco, a) its too small and b) renders rear of vehicle virtually unusable!

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GbH

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Our Disco has 2 x 45 (40?) litre belly tanks, That gives around 60 litres of usable capacity. I could do with another 20 litres of fuel as it never seems to be enough when on a long run in the UK. Locally we manage fine, I've now begun not looking for LPG stations and usually have more luck finding them (with the assistance of my GPS chirping up) than when I actually seek them out.

Just my observations.

Lee D

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Lee_D

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Good story.

Astonishing they were able to fly it off 2 days later.

David

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rads

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**ck me!

"Ironically, the mechanics sent from Winnipeg Airport in a van ran out of fuel on their way to Gimli and found themselves stranded."

Remind me again why I've finally given in to going on an Aircraft in December? I suppose a swiss army knife and a jerry can of Super unleaded aren't allowed as hand luggage any more.... H'mmmm

Lee D

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Lee_D

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