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41plym

03-09-2016 09:26 AM

tube

I'm buying new tires. Who's tube is best?

Mitch//pa

03-09-2016 09:51 AM

Re: tube

Brattons. They have them made for themselves specially...

BILL WILLIAMSON

03-09-2016 10:03 AM

Re: tube

Has anyone ever put GREEN-SLIME in your Model A tubes?
Bill W.

41plym

03-09-2016 11:23 AM

Re: tube

metal stem yes or no?

C26Pinelake

03-09-2016 11:30 AM

Re: tube

Several posts on this subject. Brattons is the tube of choice. Wayne

Mitch//pa

03-09-2016 11:43 AM

Re: tube

Yes

John Stone

03-09-2016 12:01 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON (Post 1255740)

Has anyone ever put GREEN-SLIME in your Model A tubes?
Bill W.

Saw one car that had it and after he had a flat, it was a nasty mess. Said he put it in because of a slow leak. It fixed that but after he hit a nail it didn't fix that.

Mitch//pa

03-09-2016 12:05 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON (Post 1255740)

Has anyone ever put GREEN-SLIME in your Model A tubes?
Bill W.

You'll have major balance issues

Phil Brown

03-09-2016 12:27 PM

Re: tube

3 OR 4 oz. of antifreeze (coolant) in the tubes or tires will stop those slow leaks and not make a mess of things in the future

DougVieyra

03-09-2016 12:33 PM

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". . . 4 oz. of antifreeze (coolant) in the tubes . . . "
_________

Interesting . . . . and novel.

And I suppose it does keep the air from freezing as well !

41plym

03-09-2016 12:57 PM

Re: tube

Thanks

fastroadster

03-09-2016 05:01 PM

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cornstarch on tubes

Vin-tin

03-09-2016 05:23 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa (Post 1255729)

Brattons. They have them made for themselves specially...

Are the ones A&L sell any good?

clo2jim

03-09-2016 06:26 PM

Re: tube

I have had the A&L tubes on our Town Sedan for about a year - They even passed Judging at the Niagara Falls Meets. They installed the medal valve stems for me. We have had no problems with them

Mitch//pa

03-09-2016 06:37 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vin-tin (Post 1255966)

Are the ones A&L sell any good?

Don't know

CarlG

03-09-2016 06:49 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mitch//pa (Post 1255729)

Brattons. They have them made for themselves specially...

Snyder's and Bratton's tubes are the same. They went in together to have them made.

Mitch//pa

03-09-2016 07:34 PM

Re: tube

Quote:

Originally Posted by CarlG (Post 1256000)

Snyder's and Bratton's tubes are the same. They went in together to have them made.

Thanks Carl I forgot about that... Here is the thread explaining it post #17 fron Don Snyder...
http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread...Brattons+tubes

Marvin/TN

03-09-2016 08:53 PM

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I have never put the slime in a tube but did put it in a lawn tractor tubless tire. In this case it did not work for me so I bought a tube and when I broke the tire down to install the tube the wheel was very rusty inside. The slime is water base and really caused the wheel to rust. It was a pain to clean up the wheel and paint it before putting the tube in and the tire back on, Never again will I use anything like that.

Herb Concord Ca

03-09-2016 10:51 PM

Re: tube

Bert's in Colorado.

eagle

03-10-2016 08:27 AM

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I bought tubes (rubber stem) from macs 5 years ago and have had no problems yet.
As far as green slime use... I've not used it in my A tires but used it in lots of others. The trick is to use much less than the directions call for, then drive right away. The slime will eventually dry to just a coating inside the tube or tire if it's tubeless. I've had great luck with it for slow leakers and never had issues with rusty rims.

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