[DeTomaso] Low Pressure Warning Systems - Was; Re: Michelin Rear Tire

[Mad Dog Antenucci]

Jason Eaton <jason.eaton at gmail.com> wrote:
  Yes, I used it the last ORR and the Pantera Rally in Vegas. It
measures temp and pressure and has warning indicators for low
pressure, high pressure, and high temp. I bought the Hella system from
TireRack.

The only complaint I have is if you want to continually check
pressures and temps you have to hit the button for it to cycle around
all four tires. This was useful for monitoring temp and pressure even
though it was normal operating range.

In the HOT Pahrump track we got the internal air temp of the tires up to 140 F!

On 7/9/07, Mad Dog Antenucci wrote:
> There is such a system available,,,,I've talked to several Pantera guys including Jason Eaton who ran his yellow Pantera with the system in two ORR's the last being the NORC in May. Its not going to help a catastrophic blow out scenerio but 99% of the other problems of hitting nails, bolts or other debris it will provide 'early-warning' to assuming the tire can hold air........Jason-others are you there?
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> md
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> MikeLDrew at aol.com wrote:
> As a matter of fact, I experienced (as a passenger) a blowout today in Stephane's Renault. It has one of those newfangled tire pressure warning systems, and shortly after passing a construction zone, it warned of low pressure, then warned of dangerously low pressure, then we pulled into his driveway and the tire went flat.
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> It's too bad it's not practical to fit such a system to older cars--there was no other indication of anything amiss, and had we been on the road the tire would have been destroyed before we knew anything was wrong.
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> Mike
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