Spark plug tire pump - pic

[burner31]

Seen this on E-bay, thought is was cool, going for $54, no bids yet.
You ever seen one?

[katy]

Had a similar one years ago, didn't work worth a darn. Maybe a Schrader one works better?

[Rowdy]

My cousin carried one in his Willeys Jeep Pu. Used it often on their ranch when I worked for them putting up hay in the summer. Never liked the idea of having air/fuel mixture in a tire that might blow, but never caused a problem on field equipment and kept us from having a long walk a few times. Rod

[denis4x4]

Kept one in the Jeep and used it several times after airing down to go off roading. If I remember correctly, it was less than 10 bucks new.

[rowens55]

[QUOTE=Never liked the idea of having air/fuel mixture in a tire that might blow,

That does sound scary!!!
Rowen

[Bruce Lancaster]

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I used one just like this for years:
http://www.aerostich.com/engineair-power-pump.html

It does NOT blow fuel mix into your tire; cylinder pumping works a piston in the thing, and air intake is from the slots in sides, not the engine cylinder.
I found it very convenient because my cars were simple with very accessible front sparkplugs.
It's only problem was a very low quality hose that cracked at the ends over and over. Easily replaced with decent hose from the parts store.
Note that the on linked above (the only modern source I found in a hasty search) is for motorcycle use, so you'd need to discard the hose and replace it with a longer one to reach tires in place on a car.
It's good and reasonably fast on any tire work, and is probably more useful now than it was 30 years ago because modern tubeless tires are often easier to plug than to change.
The one I bought circa 1970 came with a bag of adapters for modern plug sizes and a coupon for a FREE Model A sized adapter! They probably don't have that anymore, but the Model A parts places carry A to 14MM adapters to do the job.

[Jim Brierley]

These were sold at farm supply stores, and were common on farms and ranches.

[Bruce Lancaster]

There was even a Ford script one, a dealer accessory for N type tractors. The face had Ford script and markings for the very different front and rear tire pressures.

[barnstuf]

I live on Cape Cod and used to drive my, 1929 station wagon regularly on the soft sand ocean beaches. It had 8.90 x 15 tires on Mercury wheels and on the beach were deflated to 12 pounds pressure. Upon leaving the beach I used a similar spark plug tire pump to inflate the tires. My beach riding came to an end in the early 1960's when the Cape Cod Seashore (a National Park) was established and beach driving was prohibited. I carried the spark plug air compressor in my Model A's for highway driving and for possible use for many years. I still have the old one I used back then plus I have a brand new one in its original box I bought many ears ago in case my old faithful one broke. Neither were Schrader brand but they pumped fast and efficiently.

[2manycars]

Originally Posted by barnstuf

I live on Cape Cod and used to drive my, 1929 station wagon regularly on the soft sand ocean beaches. It had 8.90 x 15 tires on Mercury wheels and on the beach were deflated to 12 pounds pressure. Upon leaving the beach I used a similar spark plug tire pump to inflate the tires. My beach riding came to an end in the early 1960's when the Cape Cod Seashore (a National Park) was established and beach driving was prohibited. I carried the spark plug air compressor in my Model A's for highway driving and for possible use for many years. I still have the old one I used back then plus I have a brand new one in its original box I bought many ears ago in case my old faithful one broke. Neither were Schrader brand but they pumped fast and efficiently.

Rich, I remember those days. Around here it was common to see beach buggies with RIBBA plaques on them. (Rhode Island Beach Buggy Association for you westerners)

We had one of those devices on the farm to blow up tires, and once the old man used it to power his spray paint gun to paint the farmall.

[ed thibodeau]

I bought one from sears in 1965 to use in my jeep when doing a lot of off roading. Still have in my A, I made an adapter from a sparkplug for the 7/8 thread and it still works fine with the original hose.