How to inflate tires AS SEEN ON TV.

[Greg Galinsky]

Bob DAmato wrote:

> You toss the match into the gap between the bead and the rim. The 
> expanding gasses blow up the tire and rebead it.  It wont blow out the 
> valve, its too fast and not too much pressure.  We've been doing that on 
> the farm for 100 years!!  (I dont own a farm and Im only 38 but thats 
> not the point)  :)
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> jason at omglol.com wrote:
> 
>> How does one get a match into a tire?
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>> Can flames even get through the valve?
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>>> THAT'S DOWN RIGHT ..........RIGHTEOUS !  capital letters = screaming
>>> LOL. -Scott by BOSTON
>>>
>>> In a message dated 1/21/2004 8:28:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>> quattro-request at audifans.com writes:
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>>>> 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!
>>>>
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One of the keys to this is not putting in too much starting fluid and 
picking a brand that is fairly explosive.  Some brands just seem to have 
small explosions and then just burn off.

Greg Galinsky

G & G SERVICE