Tyre inflator kit

[hodroyd]

Was that with the ignition on, or off?? Either the pump is duff, or maybe it has a fuse blown, depends how it's supposed to work I suppose??

 

[CatmanV2]

Was that with the ignition on, or off?? Either the pump is duff, or maybe it has a fuse blown, depends how it's supposed to work I suppose??

The compressor in my GT has an inline switch (nasty, rotary thing) which may be missed if you're not looking for it.

Can I also, at this point, recommend Goop puncture repair / preventative. I know tyre shops hare it, but I had a puncture in my rear bike (Sprint ST 1050) some years back, when it was nearly new. The Goop did exactly what it said on the tin up at *cough* mph until the tyre was un-usable.

HTH

C

 

[hodroyd]

Hahaha, cough, cough, I like it, tins of gunge it is then!!

 

[CatmanV2]

When you take the tyre to get replaced, prepare your best stoney face, and blame the PO when the tyre chap breaks the bead and sprays goop everywhere

C

 

[rossyl]

The compressor in my GT has an inline switch (nasty, rotary thing) which may be missed if you're not looking for it.


HTH

C

It is shocking that little switch. I think it's knackered, so I might just buy a replacement comressor. £10-20 its worth it and better than the original.

 

[rossyl]

I keep 2 spare's in the car and a repair kit due to the nature of my work and the times I travel I need to be able to get to work with as little hassle as possible, one spare is a space saver the other is a full size spare. If like the other day when I did have a problem and had a blow out on the M4 I got someone in to do it rather than use my spares up but I was heading home and in no rush

Where do you keep a full size spare? I didn't think the wheel well was large enough to hold one?

 

[Parisien]

Where do you keep a full size spare? I didn't think the wheel well was large enough to hold one?

........on his Maserati roof rack.....


P

 

[CatmanV2]

It is shocking that little switch. I think it's knackered, so I might just buy a replacement comressor. £10-20 its worth it and better than the original.

Or simply cut it off and re-wire the (or a new) lighter plug.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/car-accessory-plugs-1054

£2.99

plus 10 minutes if you have the skill and tools

C

 

[hodroyd]

Sounds like it could be the way to go??

 

[CatmanV2]

Sounds like it could be the way to go??

Anyone near Essex, I'll happily do it for you, and feed you coffee while you wait.

Won't ask much in the way of test drives and ear bending

C

 

[Parisien]

Kind of you to offer C........but as I see...theres payment in kind expected.........


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[CatmanV2]

It would only be a *little* test drive, I promise. Only a few tankfuls

C

 

[hodroyd]

I've worked it out from the manual, that I should get around 22mpg on a motorway run, that's great, I thought it was a lot lower than that.

 

[CatmanV2]

My GT claims to do about 29 on motorways.

Best described as 'optimistic'

C

 

[hodroyd]

C, I know about the optimism, but I think it has a lot to do with the lead plates we owners tend to put in our right boots????

 

[CatmanV2]

As an (ex) biker: '186 mph officer? Impossible! I've only been out 5 minutes!'

In seriousness, I find the GT's consumption and range calculations to be wildly OTT. Even allowing for heavy right feet, I'd expect it to be able to measure fuel flow and do a little bit of division

But then, low fuel consumption is hardly high on my list of requirements when buying a new vehicle

C