[DeTomaso] Are time plugs temporary or permanent fixes?

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

let me put a patch on inside and air it up, see what happens over a few
days.  no plugs of course.  the biggest concern is migration of air into the
carcass of the tire, which can separate the belts. if that happens, you get
a bubble in the tire sidewalls.

good luck

Michael Shortt
On Jul 2, 2011 11:29 AM, "Charles McCall" <charlesmccall at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Went to the garage to pull the Pantera out to do some work on it and
> discovered that I have a flat front tire.
>
>
>
> I can see where I apparently ran over the pointy end of a nail or
something,
> as I can see a rather clean hole.
>
>
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> Supposing that that hole is the sole cause of the lack of air in said
tire,
> if I bring the tire to a tire shop, how permanent is the fix?
>
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>
> On the one hand, the tire in question is a 285/40/15, something that
doesn't
> grow on trees. On the other hand, I tend to take said tire thousands of
> kilometers from home, where Pirelli trees and Yokohama trees are even
> scarcer.
>
>
>
> I do have a set of spare 285/40/15's, but these are in really good shape,
if
> you don't count the holes, and would probably last 3-4 more years before
> needing changing.
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> Whaddayallthink?
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> Thanks!
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>
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> Charles McCall
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