Finding vacuum leaks with Propane ?
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I'll be darned!
"Seen it on discovery channel with 2 heavily modified 4runners( i think they were) goin accross the artic running bout 6 pounds of air in them and 1 tire came off the rim they used the starting fluid trick. looked pretty cool. Wheel jumped bout 8 inches off the ground when it sealed up."
Very interesting. I guess if I were in a desolate, isolated location, I'd do it too. I'm not surprised the tire did a hop into the air a bit.
Thanks for the story
Very interesting. I guess if I were in a desolate, isolated location, I'd do it too. I'm not surprised the tire did a hop into the air a bit.
Thanks for the story
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From: SW Michigan
It works. I watched it done on a monster mudder. Like Matcho said spray a shot of ether and toss a match. They left the air stem core out,it sounded like it had 40 pounds of air after the explosion.Kids don't do this at home! GOOD LUCK SAV
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after the explosion, and (hopefully) the bead seats, you need to immediatley fill the tire with air, because once the hot gasses cool down, your tire might deflate..... and that would suck!
BTW, here is a link to where this pic came from :P
BTW, here is a link to where this pic came from :P
Last edited by masterbeavis; Oct 5, 2003 at 10:38 PM.
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