<VV> Fwd: Reality check WAS Need tire pressure gage buying advice

Ken Klingaman stingerken at earthlink.net
Tue Feb 7 19:13:44 EST 2012


Segal's Law; Man with one watch knows what time it is. Man with two watches is not sure.
Bubb's corollary; Man with one pressure gage knows what the pressure is. Man with two pressure gages is not sure.


-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Tarpenning <bobtcars at wildblue.net>
>Sent: Feb 7, 2012 5:41 PM
>To: 'Bryan Blackwell' <bryan at skiblack.com>, 'Virtual Vairs' <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Reality check WAS Need tire pressure gage	buying	advice
>
>Well ,if you are going to have two gauges you better buy three. If the two
>don't agree how do you know which one is right?
>Bob T
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Blackwell
>Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:44 AM
>To: Virtual Vairs
>Subject: Re: <VV> Fwd: Reality check WAS Need tire pressure gage buying
>advice
>
>No, it's *best* to keep an accurate gauge in the glove box of each car and
>compare them on a regular basis, as Matt suggested.  Then when something
>doesn't quite seem right you can check and see if it's the gauge or your
>butt that's out of whack.  If you don't want to spend the money for one for
>each car, at least get two so you have a way to compare them.
>
>Yes, I'd know if the tires weren't at 30, but were at either 25 or 35.  Or
>40 vs. 35, or 20 vs. 25.  That's because I have more than one gauge and I
>cross reference them.  Most people might not consciously notice, but if you
>put the tires to a set pressure based on some actual criteria for that
>choice they would like it better.  The original question had to do with a
>gauge that was becoming erratic, BTW.
>
>I stand by my statement.  Telling people they don't need an accurate tire
>gauge is terrible advice.  Ask Ford if 5 psi matters (ref: Explorer
>rollovers).  Ask the feds, TPMS is now a mandated piece of safety equipment
>on new cars.  The *only* thing that keeps your car on the road are the
>tires, IMHO it's impossible to overstate their importance and it's worth
>bothering to know the actual tire pressure you are using, whatever it is.
>
>--Bryan
>
>On Feb 7, 2012, at 9:59 AM, Ken Pepke wrote:
>
>> 
>> Completely disagree?  Well, plus or minus 5 would be, in your example, an
>'ideal' pressure of 30 PSI, a choice you may make for the rear of your
>Corvair.  If you set the pressure with the SAME GAUGE it would be really
>quite easy to get them within one or two PSI of each other with any gauge.
>If, unknown to you, the gauge reading was off 5 PSI would you know the tire
>pressure was off by that amount?  Perhaps, but most would have no idea.  If
>one did notice they would, more likely, decide the tires should be at 28 or
>32 PSI and adjust them to the new number.          
>> 
>> Ideal tire pressures are just not an exact science.  Best to keep a pencil
>type gauge in the glove box of each car and use only that gauge for that
>car.
>> 
>> Ken P
>> Wyandotte, MI
>> Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.
>> 
>> ***************
>> 
>>> From: Bryan Blackwell <bryan at skiblack.com>
>>> Date: February 7, 2012 9:04:49 AM EST
>>> To: Ken Pepke <kenpepke at juno.com>
>>> Cc: Vair Views <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>> Subject: Re: <VV> Reality check WAS Need tire pressure gage buying 
>>> advice
>>> 
>>> Sorry, I disagree completely - plus/minus 5 is a 10 psi swing from top to
>bottom, I can most certainly feel the difference on all the cars in ride and
>handling between 25 and 35.  Usually I find a 3 psi difference noticeable,
>that's about my minimum.  If it's just one tire it takes more like 5, but at
>that point I start wondering what's going on.  Plus or minus 1 psi is
>acceptable, but no more.
>>> 
>>> --Bryan
>>> 
>> 
>
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