<VV> Tire Pressure gauge reccomendations wanted

[Ron]

You're never going to find a gauge that won't measure the normal variation 
of pressure with temperature.  A gauge from Sears or Harbor Freight will 
give consistent results for years, in my experience, even though it's 
absolute accuracy may not be perfect.  "Not perfect" is plenty good enough, 
however, as everyone seems to have a better idea of what the best pressure 
is than the manufacturer of the vehicle.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Moorhouse" <corvair65 at verizon.net>
To: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:48 PM
Subject: <VV> Tire Pressure gauge reccomendations wanted


> 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
>
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