Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-31 Thread Hendrik Riessen
boss check all the wheels himself to find low pressures. Hendrik - Original Message - From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire pressur

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-30 Thread David Brodbeck
Hendrik Riessen wrote: > Cheapskates like me use the one down at the servo, plus they give me free > compressed air if I require it. I checked the mechanical gauge on the compressor at the 7-11 against my digital gauge. Theirs read 10 psi low! Looked like it had maybe been run over a few times.

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-30 Thread Hans Neureiter
- Original Message - > From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 8:46 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge > > > > Craig McCluskey wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-30 Thread Hendrik Riessen
might invest in his own gauge when I get my own compressed air - Original Message - From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 8:46 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gau

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 12/29/2005 3:08:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My old, pencil-style tire pressure gauge has started sticking and is producing unreliable readings. Any thoughts on what is a good tire pressure gauge, or how to prolong the life of the one I hav

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread Mitch Haley
The best pencil gauge I ever saw was by Schrader and had a round aluminum slider. Consistently read within 1/4lb of my best dial gauge. I've got a couple of inexpensive digital gauges, they both read the same (within 1/2lb) at any pressure up to 110psi, probably beyond. I rezero them every tim

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread OK Don
guages. Some even can > have batteries replaced in them. > > -Original Message- > >From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Dec 29, 2005 5:16 PM > >To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure ga

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread Luther Gulseth
Click and Clack (Car Talk guys) endorse the digital guages. Some even can have batteries replaced in them. -Original Message- >From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Dec 29, 2005 5:16 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread David Brodbeck
Craig McCluskey wrote: My old, pencil-style tire pressure gauge has started sticking and is producing unreliable readings. Any thoughts on what is a good tire pressure gauge, or how to prolong the life of the one I have? I kind of like the little digital ones. They're cheaply available at

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread LT Don
Correction -- they came from Brookstone. On 12/29/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wife and I both have ones that came from, I think, Sharper Image. They are > dial type, encased in rubber (for protection) and very heavy duty. > > On 12/29/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread LT Don
Wife and I both have ones that came from, I think, Sharper Image. They are dial type, encased in rubber (for protection) and very heavy duty. On 12/29/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My old, pencil-style tire pressure gauge has started sticking and is > producing unreliable read

[MBZ] Tire pressure gauge

2005-12-29 Thread Craig McCluskey
My old, pencil-style tire pressure gauge has started sticking and is producing unreliable readings. Any thoughts on what is a good tire pressure gauge, or how to prolong the life of the one I have? Thanks, Craig