putting air in a tire

Kenjt said:
I just discovered that one of my tires is kind of flat. It's been sitting in the garage for several months and I never noticed the issue before.

I have a simple question - can I use a regular air compressor that I use on my regular car and bike tires?
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Inflate your tires to 35 psi with your air compressor. I have a cheapie from Amazon.com that I use so I don't have to pull out the air hose. Works great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CS3B7MD8?tag=atomicindus08-20
 
If it is down a fair amount, add about 5 lbs, let it sit for about 20 minutes. Repeat as necessary. If a tube type tire is down significantly adding a lot of air at once is hard on it. Any wrinkles in the tube can tear.
 
I find that a truck tire air chuck gets on the valve stem easier than a regular car style chuck, if you have long valve stems.

Something like this photo.
 

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I discovered that none of my air chucks fit the metal valve stems on my Coupe's tires...the valves are so tall that the air chuck won't fit between it and the hub. I wanted to carry a hand pump when driving around but none of my bicycle pumps will fit either. So, I bought a special adapter offa ebay (via Sacramento Vintage Ford). It works!
 
When you follow Gene F's advice jack up that tire to inflate uniformly. If it goes flat again quickly you have a leak. Look for a nail or other sharp object in the tread.
 
Kenjt said:
Thanks, I wasn't sure the same connection has always been used.
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I have won a few beers with this question: What is the one component of a car that is unchanged since the very beginning of cars - it doesn't matter whether the car was made yesterday or a hundred years ago nor whether it was made in Europe, Japan, America, even China?

Answer: The Schroeder valve! It was patented in 1893 and used extensively from the mid to late 1890s.

I reckon your connector will work!
 
Synchro909 said:
I have won a few beers with this question: What is the one component of a car that is unchanged since the very beginning of cars - it doesn't matter whether the car was made yesterday or a hundred years ago nor whether it was made in Europe, Japan, America, even China?

Answer: The Schroeder valve! It was patented in 1893 and used extensively from the mid to late 1890s.

I reckon your connector will work!
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Over here we call it a Schrader Valve.
 
Best to jack up that corner of the car so the offending wheel is off the ground, inflate tire to 30-35 PSI, deflate tire, then re-inflate to 35PSI. This will remove any wrinkles that may have formed in the tube.
 
The pencil gauges may not perform accurately. Investing in a good gauge used by pros will last and give good readings. One can calibrate against tire readings in modern cars electronic displays. Also, 35 psi tires inflated cold with any compressor that can deliver over 50psi with good cfm.
 
i think it is only appropriate that only a hand pump (such as an original bicycle pump) be used. keeps the air feeling vintage.

sorry couldn't resist
 
[FONT=&quot]Don't believe these guys who are telling you you can use a modern air compressor. If you want you're "A" to be totally authentic and do well in Blue Ribbon judging, you need to use vintage air from the Model A era. I have some 1930 air in my Grandpa's tank:[/FONT]:D:p
 

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Will N said:
[FONT=&quot]Don't believe these guys who are telling you you can use a modern air compressor. If you want you're "A" to be totally authentic and do well in Blue Ribbon judging, you need to use vintage air from the Model A era. I have some 1930 air in my Grandpa's tank:[/FONT]:D:p
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Does compressed air deteriorate in long term storage?
 
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