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Old 12-01-2004, 05:07 PM
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well the other day mt psi was at like 8!!! i filled it up to almost the max and it looks like its getting lower, is there a way that i can put it in water or something to see where its coming from?
Old 12-01-2004, 05:10 PM
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water will work just fine
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ive use to deal with this **** all day i use to work at town fair tire i would inflate it to 35psi or so and spray soapy water onto it make sure to check the valve stem and the tire bead to make sure its not leaking from there eighter also dont stick plug it they suck and most likely it will end up leaking again. have it patched from the inside as long as its not to close to the sidewall you'll be all set
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just get soapy water and fill the tire up with air and then spray the soapy water on the tire and wait to see bubbles, and there's your leak
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slamdcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just get soapy water and fill the tire up with air and then spray the soapy water on the tire and wait to see bubbles, and there's your leak</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes the ol' soap technique works good
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k thanks guys i think ill do it tomorrow.
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take the wheel off and dunk it in the pool..... that way you'll know where ALL the leaks are, should there be more than one.... i always get a weird look when i suggest that idea. i dunno why, it works really well....
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most tire places will fix it for free anyway...I just take mine in
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