[T3] Tire failure?

[Adriel Rowley]

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> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:52:35 -0600
> From: jadney at vwtype3.org
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Tire failure?
>
> On 19 Jan 2011 at 11:03, Adriel Rowley wrote:
>
> > > From: jadney at vwtype3.org
>
> > > BTW, for bonus points: What material burns equally well in pure O and
> > > pure N?
> > >
> > Magnesium?
>
> Nope, but it IS a metal.
>
Will, because of this clue, I found that yes Magnesium and Aliminium both 
burn in Nitrogen, but I missed one: Lithium.  This would then be my new 
guess, as my thinking it has to be fairly reactive to burn in such a non-
condusive  environment.  Is this correct thinking?  You will find that I 
cannot stop thinking and looking until I find an answer to questions I 
want answers to. ;)

What are the rest of you alls guesses?

> > My Father went to the gas station he always does, but this time,
> > released some "air" before filling his tires.  Instead, water poured
> > out.
>
> Water in your compressed air is always a problem, moreso in hot humid weather
> than in the middle of winter when the absolute humidity is very low. The air
> tanks that follow the compressor always have drain valves, but they are often
> forgotten. That may be why water came out the hose, or it may be that the water
> just condensed there. The latter is common if the hose is outside where it's
> colder than inside.
>
Well, being in Sandy Eggo, the weather swings sometimes quite rapidly.  However, 
considering the management, and the maintenance of the machine, I bet no one ever 
drained the tank, if ever.  Now that I have Chevron gas paid for, I tend to use 
their pumps, especially if there are more American workers than those that are 
not, i.e. do not know English well.


Thank you,
Adriel