Living in FL tire age and condition is critical. It might look nice, but that’s no guarantee of integrity. And again, if it was mine I would probably try and recover it somehow, but not for the spousal unit.
-D > On May 21, 2022, at 7:07 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I put an original spare from a 115 chassis on once - it looked like new, > never been out of the trunk, and the sidewall popped as I let the car down > - just from the weight. I take tire age very seriously now. > > On Sat, May 21, 2022 at 6:03 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I get that it's old, but I'd probably use it as a spare if the rubber >> still looked good. Not like it's been exposed to the sun and elements. >> >> A skinny temp service spare is only supposed to be used to get you to the >> nearest tire shop, really. >> >> >> On Sat, May 21, 2022, at 4:32 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>> I know your penny-pinching is driving your thought process, Mitch, but >>> I’m not putting a 2003 tire into service, even if it’s a spare. It’s a >>> beautiful tire, too, doesn’t appear that it’s ever been used. >>> >>> -D >>> >>>> On May 21, 2022, at 4:19 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 2022-05-21 16:10, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> It won’t. The old valve stem is cracked at the base where it comes out >>>>> of the tire. >>>> >>>> So you'd have to break the bead and reach in to insert a new stem. >>>> Probably harder to do with a skinny spare than a real tire. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
