TPMS...
The TPMS is a Tire Pressure Monitoring System that is standard equipment for all new cars. It's part of the tire valve stem located inside the rim where you add air to the tires. The sensors are linked to the car's computer and a warning light on the dashboard will come on to alert the driver when the tire pressure falls below a predetermined value. For my car, it's about 28 pounds of pressure when the sensor activates the low pressure warning.I typically have my tires filled to 32 pounds of pressure.
We've had some cold weather this month with morning temperatures in the high 50's. Tires normally filled when the weather is in the 80's will have much lower pressure at 60 degrees Fahrenheit and the warning light comes on.
After 15-20 minutes of driving, the tires have warmed up and the pressure is back into range. The warning light goes off.
This weekend, I'll add some air to each tire enough to keep the warning light from coming on, but not so much that it's above specification when the outside temperature is back to the 80's
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I usually check them if I'm leaving town and it takes about a minute to top them off.
I set the pressure on my gadget and then it shuts off when it gets there. It also shows how much you have before it starts.
For the record, my car does around 140kmh no problems, over that no worries but a lot of smoke.
I thimk the injectors are farked or something, but it goes hard still, no problems.
Why? yes valid question, getting there a few minutes quicker seems silly in ratio to the risks.
But amongst other things, I've done a fair bit of speedway racing, and know the limits. So a lot of situations don't really bother me at all, like aquaplaning with a trailer or whatever. so the speed limit seems a bit tame to me.
Challenge accepted.
Why? yes valid question, getting there a few minutes quicker seems silly in ratio to the risks.
But amongst other things, I've done a fair bit of speedway racing, and know the limits. So a lot of situations don't really bother me at all, like aquaplaning with a trailer or whatever. so the speed limit seems a bit tame to me.
Challenge accepted.
If I sat next to you in a car I would need a bucket..Tranquilisers..Asthma spray and a bong
Windows down whilst the wind messes your hair..Your right arm dangles out of your window tapping to the beats blaring through your speaker whilst your foot is to the pedal. A kangaroo smack bang out of no where..
I would love to bring it on with you in a dodgem car..I would line you up..You would be so dizzy from my zippy manoeuvres..You wouldn't know what hit you
So what you are saying is every once in a while you enjoy getting pumped up?