flat!

[Rocky Mullin]

At 5:47 PM -0600 1/21/04, Livolsi, Stephane wrote:
>  >
>>	my BMW came with a plug kid.  never had to use it, as
>>  it's kind of a bitch to break the bead without any practice. 
>>  and to reset it!
>>
>NAC, but this line reminded me of something.  I saw program a while
>back, might have been monster machines on TLC, anyways, it focused on
>4X4's (the offroad kind) and there was a couple of guys trekking across
>the arctic or antarctic (doesn't really matter which) in a couple of
>specialized Toyota 4runners IIRC.  Anyway, these things had huge balloon
>tires and they were running such low pressure that they often popped a
>bead.  Their preferred method of reinflating was to spray some flammable
>liquid (starting fluid) into the tire and throw a match in.  Poof!  The
>expanding gases would reseat the tire on the rim. I can't wait til I get
>a chance to try that!

	hahaha people on the BMW GS list described how to do this.
when you need to out in the field, that might be the best way i guess.

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