11-26-2021, 07:22 PM | #1 |
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Bad Tube
I bought tires and tubes off craigslist about 6 years ago they were all in plastic bags. When I got home, I stuffed the new tubes inside the new tires and aired the tubes a little so they wouldn't wrinkle and crack. Stored indoors the made in USA tubes still cracked zero miles never mounted I only checked one bag. But will replace them all. The tires were half price tubes included .
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11-26-2021, 07:58 PM | #2 |
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They didn’t crack, they rotted!
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11-26-2021, 08:06 PM | #3 |
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Looks like when I catch one with the tire iron.
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11-26-2021, 08:28 PM | #4 |
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That's nasty
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11-26-2021, 08:45 PM | #5 |
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Ozone will deteriorate rubber pretty quickly. A source of ozone can be from a refrigerator compressor or electric motor, etc. If you store anything rubber in a confined area (closet) with stuff like that, it will do what is in the photo.
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#5 is spot on.
Imported rubber (far from pure rubber) just ages quickly. I’ve seen older tubes wrapped but come out deteriorating |
11-27-2021, 10:16 AM | #8 |
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should have bought Chinese ones.
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11-27-2021, 11:04 AM | #9 |
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There were some bad tubes sold a few years ago that weren't much good even when they were new. A good quality tube kept out of the light, especially in a tire can easily last 40+ years.
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Quote:
These days most (if not all) refrigerator compressors are sealed units.
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As an interesting side note, apparently the ozone generated by electric cars is so high that it has caught the attention of environmentalists. See, our model As are eco friendly after all!
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I have the same tubes in my tires, only 19 inch. They have been in there for years and are still good, if I don't pinch them with the tire iron.
Lightening will also generate ozone. You can smell it after a lightening strike. The electrical spark will split the oxygen molecule (O2) into oxygen atoms (O). The oxygen atoms will quickly combine with an oxygen molecule to form ozone (O3).
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That may be a good thing as there was talk about depletion of the ozone layer of the atmosphere.
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