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#1

Especially you EE types.


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Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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#2

forest, nice find. do you have any original 1990-2003 newell tire air left? i really would like to keep it original as much as possible.

tom

2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608  Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH

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#3

I did before I got rid of all the stuff from my barn....actually my '93 had an original spare tire on a rim. I'm pretty sure that one had the original air but unfortunately I sold it to a dump truck guy.

Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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#4

it is hard to find. sorry you got rid of yours.

tom

2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608  Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH

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#5

Tom,

I did some research on this a while back and found that many companies are recommending and selling of course, 100% nitrogen to fill tires. The supposed benefits are reduced moisture and less pressure fluctuation with the phase of the moon. However, it was my opinion that 100% nitrogen would have a greater delta in osmotic differential, and instead I searched high and low until I found some 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% argon to fill the tires. So far, it has served me well.

Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
99 Newell, 512
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home Cool )
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#6

As many folks know, British Leyland (MG, Triumph, Jaguar, etc) cars used Lucas as the supplier of their electrics. The same way that ACDelco supplied the electrics for GM cars until the mid 80s. I had a 79 Spitfire and knew about the reliability of the Lucas systems.

As I understand it....The reason that the British drink warm beer is because they have Lucas refrigerators.

Ba-dum-Tss!!

Bill Johnson
Birmingham, Alabama
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#7

richard, thanks for the comments and i know you have done the research on the air/nitrogen/argon mix. however i have found that the argon tends to cause the schrader valve to stick sometimes, so i would suggest substituting the argon with helium. and bump it up to about 10% for some extra boost.

tom

2002 45'8" Newell Coach 608  Series 60 DDEC4/Allison World 6 Speed HD4000MH

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#8

Nitrogen is fairly common in racing tires. The thought is that tire pressures do not change as much with tire temperature changes.. I have never understood the advantage for street tires.
However,,,propane would be interesting!!!!!

1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.
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#9

Dear old Mr. Lucas, better known as the Prince of Darkness

Forest & Cindy Olivier
1987 log cabin
2011 Roadtrek C210P
PO 1999 Foretravel 36'
1998 Newell 45' #486 

1993 Newell 39' #337 
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#10

A friend from Britain once told me that they prefer cold beer, but have to drink it warm because they had Lucas refrigerators . . .

1987 classic #159
8V92 MUI , Allison 740
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