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Re: Tubed Hoosiers?

To: "Ed Wadman" <vintagetr4@hotmail.com>, Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu,
Subject: Re: Tubed Hoosiers?
From: Richard Taylor <n196x@mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 10:51:04 -0400
Jim'
I've run Hoosiers with tubes on 72 spoke wire wheels for the last 6 races.
I have had no problems.
Richard Taylor
Atlanta
TR-4 

At 08:50 PM 8/12/99 EDT, Ed Wadman wrote:
>Jim: I know a guy who had a sidewall leakage problem with drag slicks. He 
>found out that if you smear liquid dish soap inside the sidewalls and let it 
>dry a little while before mounting it stops the leaking. You might try it. 
>Ed Wadman
>
>
>>From: Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>
>>Reply-To: Jim Hill <Jim_Hill@chsra.wisc.edu>
>>To: FOT@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Tubed Hoosiers?
>>Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:43:47 -0500
>>
>>FOT Folk:
>>
>>I have a set of Hoosier Street TD's on my TR6 vintage race car. There's
>>still at least a race or two left on the tread. After the last race 
>>weekend,
>>the LF tire developed a slow leak - which turned out to be caused by a
>>pinhole sized puncture.
>>
>>I'm told that the tire can't be patched but can be run with a tube. How bad
>>an idea is this?
>>
>>Jim Hill
>>Madison WI
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