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Heard about this and have put nitrogen in both our personal car and shop truck. If you haven't heard of it ... the skinny is that nitrogen does not fluctuate with the temperature changes like regular air does. Therefore by filling your tires with nitrogen you have the optimum amount of pressure in your tires at all times -- thus improving your gas mileage.
I expect to save the $20-$25 it cost to have this done relatively soon especially with the cost of gas as high as it is.
It took about 15 minutes to do each vehicle. They basically take all the air out of your tires. They do it twice. Then they have a machine that makes the nitrogen and they pump it into the tires. They then put green caps on the valve stems to notifiy others that nitrogen was put in.
I have been checking the personal car that has a computer check of tire pressure and the pressure has never waivered, unlike it did when I had air in the tires.
Just thought I'd pass this on to those who do not know about it.
-------------------- Bill Diaz Diaz Sign Art Pontiac IL www.diazsignart.com Posts: 2107 | From: Pontiac, IL | Registered: Dec 2001
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My tires are going to get laughing gas. It's ok. I'll do all the steering.
-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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nitrogen does have benefits in tires... big thing is to make sure their putting it in,,, i worked for a large scale automotive chain... they sold it,, but the tech's didnt bother putting it in,, just green tire valve caps, do designate nitrogen,, what a rip off... lol
-------------------- Del Badry philmdesign Sylvan Lake, Alberta Posts: 636 | From: Sylvan Lake, Alberta | Registered: Nov 1998
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Yeah, I've been putting gas in my tires too. Done the Camry, Avalanche and the Z car so far, but I'm going to stop for a while before I do the Suburban. My butt's getting sore.
P
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-------------------- Pierre St.Marie Stmariegraphics Kalispell,Mt www.stmariegraphics.com ------------------ Plan on knowing everything before I die and time's running out! Posts: 4223 | From: Kalispell,Mt 59903 | Registered: Mar 2000
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I put Campbell's Pork and Beans, in my tires so the beans go to work at about one mile and my only complaint is...the tires squeel more than usual on a turn. The ride is to die for. But I keep a clothespin handy,
jack
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-------------------- Jack Wills Studio Design Works 1465 E.Hidalgo Circle Nye Beach / Newport, OR Posts: 2914 | From: Rocklin, CA. USA | Registered: Dec 1998
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Actually you will find that many of the larger trucking companies are running strictly nitrogen in their tires. Nitrogen molecules are larger than air molecules thus reducing the leakage factor. Also nitrogen is much more stable than compressed ir since the moisture level or lack of, in nitrogen is consistent unlike shop air. I dont have the specifics of it, but it is the new big thing in tires.
-------------------- Harris Kohen K-Man Pinstriping and Graphix Trenton, NJ "Showing the world that even I can strategically place the pigment where its got to go." Posts: 1739 | From: Trenton, NJ, USA | Registered: Jun 2001
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quote:It's probably more effective than filling tires with dihydrogen monoxide.
Yeah, that can be a real bugger... especially around here in the winter, eh?
-------------------- Bruce Bowers
DrCAS Custom Lettering and Design Saint Cloud, Minnesota
"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter Posts: 6451 | From: Saint Cloud, Minnesota | Registered: Jun 1999
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That's pretty cool, Bill. Where can I get nitrogen in the Rockford area? I hope I can find it or I'm going to resort to methane that the cows give after eating Jack's beans! Jack, those are magic aren't they?
-------------------- Deb Fowler
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966) Posts: 5373 | From: Loves Park, Illinois | Registered: Aug 1999
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Thanks to Bill for the eye opener. I've never heard of such a thing. New tires are on the schedule for my old truck this month. Sure will consider this lead.
-------------------- Joe Crumley Norman Sign Company 2200 Research Park Blvd. Norman, OK 73069 Posts: 1428 | From: 2200 Research Park Blvd. | Registered: Sep 2001
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Interesting read but on the whole I'd have to say probably not worth spending on... I've never had trouble in the past maintaining correct air pressure, doubt if I will in the future...
-------------------- Mike O'Neill
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. - Arthur C. Clarke
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