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BILL WILLIAMSON
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Has anyone ever put GREEN-SLIME in your Model A tubes?
Bill W.
Bill W.
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Several posts on this subject. Brattons is the tube of choice. Wayne
John Stone
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Saw one car that had it and after he had a flat, it was a nasty mess. Said he put it in because of a slow leak. It fixed that but after he hit a nail it didn't fix that.
Mitch//pa
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You'll have major balance issues
Phil Brown
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3 OR 4 oz. of antifreeze (coolant) in the tubes or tires will stop those slow leaks and not make a mess of things in the future
DougVieyra
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". . . 4 oz. of antifreeze (coolant) in the tubes . . . "
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Interesting . . . . and novel.
And I suppose it does keep the air from freezing as well !
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Interesting . . . . and novel.
And I suppose it does keep the air from freezing as well !
fastroadster
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cornstarch on tubes
Vin-tin
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Are the ones A&L sell any good?
Mitch//pa
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Don't know
CarlG
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Snyder's and Bratton's tubes are the same. They went in together to have them made.
Mitch//pa
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Thanks Carl I forgot about that... Here is the thread explaining it post #17 fron Don Snyder...
http://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=181385&highlight=Brattons+tubes
I have never put the slime in a tube but did put it in a lawn tractor tubless tire. In this case it did not work for me so I bought a tube and when I broke the tire down to install the tube the wheel was very rusty inside. The slime is water base and really caused the wheel to rust. It was a pain to clean up the wheel and paint it before putting the tube in and the tire back on, Never again will I use anything like that.
Herb Concord Ca
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Bert's in Colorado.
eagle
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I bought tubes (rubber stem) from macs 5 years ago and have had no problems yet.
As far as green slime use... I've not used it in my A tires but used it in lots of others. The trick is to use much less than the directions call for, then drive right away. The slime will eventually dry to just a coating inside the tube or tire if it's tubeless. I've had great luck with it for slow leakers and never had issues with rusty rims.
As far as green slime use... I've not used it in my A tires but used it in lots of others. The trick is to use much less than the directions call for, then drive right away. The slime will eventually dry to just a coating inside the tube or tire if it's tubeless. I've had great luck with it for slow leakers and never had issues with rusty rims.