<VV> Tire Pressure gauge reccomendations wanted

[Russ Moorhouse]

Finding my right front tire on my Corvair flat the other day caused some 
concern, since I had that side almost up against the garage wall of my 
cramped garage.  I did manage to get the hose of the compressor on the valve 
stem and get it re-inflated to where I could back the car out and jack it 
up.  I didn't find anything in it, but I took it off anyway and will have it 
checked out.  In the mean time since the compressor was dragged out on the 
driveway now, I decided to check all the tire's pressure in both my Corvair 
and my new truck, which has been reading (cold) about 3 pounds low all 
around.

First thing off the bat, my best tire gauge refused to work, but it did a 
good job of letting the air out of the tires, so I ended up using an old 
pencil type.  This morning, with the outside temps considerably colder than 
yesterday afternoon when I filled them, my trucks tires were reading 37 psi, 
rather than the 35 I thought I was setting.  Before sun up this morning and 
being considerably colder than yesterday afternoon, my trucks tires were 
reading 37psi and as the day went on and the temps warmed up a little, I was 
up to 40 psi.

I'm tired of crappy gauges.  I would like to find one that fit tight on the 
valve stem, read accurately, and was easy to read, without having to put my 
reading glasses on.  I've tried finding comparisons on the internet, but the 
one that looked promising and sold by Griots Garage, is no longer available. 
So I'm asking for advice from VV on what they have found to be good.


Russ Moorhouse
'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
Kent Island, MD