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Tire Gauges
Tire Gauges
Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
gauge??? I have both a Victor digital and unknown brand pencil type. They
agree at 30 lbs and are 4 lbs off at 45.... I'm not sure which one to
believe..,it would be nice to find a link to some test results on both
accuracy and long term reliability.
...Thanks
Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
gauge??? I have both a Victor digital and unknown brand pencil type. They
agree at 30 lbs and are 4 lbs off at 45.... I'm not sure which one to
believe..,it would be nice to find a link to some test results on both
accuracy and long term reliability.
...Thanks
Re: Tire Gauges
In article <VupSj.14975$28.3896@bignews1.bellsouth,net >,
"The Heath's" <nospam@nospam,net > wrote:
> Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
> gauge?
I've found the $5-$10 disposable digital gauges that auto parts stores
display at the cash register to be accurate to their half-psi
resolution. Some of them even have an led to light the valve stem, handy
in my dim garage.
I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C
In article <VupSj.14975$28.3896@bignews1.bellsouth,net >,
"The Heath's" <nospam@nospam,net > wrote:
> Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
> gauge?
I've found the $5-$10 disposable digital gauges that auto parts stores
display at the cash register to be accurate to their half-psi
resolution. Some of them even have an led to light the valve stem, handy
in my dim garage.
I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C
Re: Tire Gauges
> I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
> are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
I have one that's been in the family for decades, the traditional garage-guy
shirt-pocket kind from probably the 60's. What sort of maintenance do they
need? Plunger or seal lube?
miker
> I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
> are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
I have one that's been in the family for decades, the traditional garage-guy
shirt-pocket kind from probably the 60's. What sort of maintenance do they
need? Plunger or seal lube?
miker
Re: Tire Gauges
In article <iuOdnQq9TPGExYbVnZ2dnUVZ_quhnZ2d@earthlink,com >,
"miker" <miker4butnospamok@mindspring,com > wrote:
> I have one that's been in the family for decades, the traditional garage-guy
> shirt-pocket kind from probably the 60's. What sort of maintenance do they
> need? Plunger or seal lube?
The rubber cups tend to shrink with age. They actually wear, too. Not
sure if lube is a good idea. Enjoy yours as a keepsake, but get another
one for your car.
--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C
In article <iuOdnQq9TPGExYbVnZ2dnUVZ_quhnZ2d@earthlink,com >,
"miker" <miker4butnospamok@mindspring,com > wrote:
> I have one that's been in the family for decades, the traditional garage-guy
> shirt-pocket kind from probably the 60's. What sort of maintenance do they
> need? Plunger or seal lube?
The rubber cups tend to shrink with age. They actually wear, too. Not
sure if lube is a good idea. Enjoy yours as a keepsake, but get another
one for your car.
--
Lanny Chambers
St. Louis, MO
'94C
Re: Tire Gauges
You were right. I Picked up a $10 Campbell Hausfield (SP??) digital from
Wal-Mart. At 45 lbs it agreed precisely with my victor digital.....while
the pencil gauge was 4 lbs off.
"Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds,net > wrote in message
news:lanny-1C22C3.17394801052008@news.kc.sbcglobal,net ...
> In article <VupSj.14975$28.3896@bignews1.bellsouth,net >,
> "The Heath's" <nospam@nospam,net > wrote:
>
>> Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
>> gauge?
>
> I've found the $5-$10 disposable digital gauges that auto parts stores
> display at the cash register to be accurate to their half-psi
> resolution. Some of them even have an led to light the valve stem, handy
> in my dim garage.
>
> I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
> are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> St. Louis, MO
> '94C
>
You were right. I Picked up a $10 Campbell Hausfield (SP??) digital from
Wal-Mart. At 45 lbs it agreed precisely with my victor digital.....while
the pencil gauge was 4 lbs off.
"Lanny Chambers" <lanny@hummingbirds,net > wrote in message
news:lanny-1C22C3.17394801052008@news.kc.sbcglobal,net ...
> In article <VupSj.14975$28.3896@bignews1.bellsouth,net >,
> "The Heath's" <nospam@nospam,net > wrote:
>
>> Anyone have any info on which is the best (relatively inexpensive) tire
>> gauge?
>
> I've found the $5-$10 disposable digital gauges that auto parts stores
> display at the cash register to be accurate to their half-psi
> resolution. Some of them even have an led to light the valve stem, handy
> in my dim garage.
>
> I'll bet your pencil gauge is the one that's wrong. Nearly all of them
> are junk these days, and even good ones require maintenance.
>
> --
> Lanny Chambers
> St. Louis, MO
> '94C
>
