Tire Pressure Monitoring System or not!
Ok, so here's my question, we are talking about the tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for our new MH and one of us feels like its an expense we don't need at this time and the possibility of perh...
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A few years ago I got new tires and the shop installed flexible extensions on the inner duals. I installed the PressurePro and all was well for several months.
Then we got a cold snap; temperatures went down to around 25F.
The next morning as we got ready to go I plugged in the TPMS and it immediately screamed at me. Both inner duals were FLAT! The extensions had leaked because of different metal contraction/expansion rates. So I had some extended stems installed and all has been well.
Without the TPMS I would have driven away with two flat tires and probably would have blown out or destroyed the outer duals. On two-lane curvy mountain roads. We probably would have splattered ourselves down a mountainside.
Then we got a cold snap; temperatures went down to around 25F.
The next morning as we got ready to go I plugged in the TPMS and it immediately screamed at me. Both inner duals were FLAT! The extensions had leaked because of different metal contraction/expansion rates. So I had some extended stems installed and all has been well.
Without the TPMS I would have driven away with two flat tires and probably would have blown out or destroyed the outer duals. On two-lane curvy mountain roads. We probably would have splattered ourselves down a mountainside.
