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R50/53 Well...FT monitor works.

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Old Oct 27, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Well...FT monitor works.

Got my first (almost) flat today. Car felt like it was pulling to the right (its a republican ) and I thought it might be alignment or tire wear. I had to park and later when I began running... the light comes on! I think - "hunh?", and I get out and what do you know...passenger front is low, but not flat. I made it to the tire shop (I'm runflat free) and got it fixed. Cool. Isn't THAT special.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 08:23 AM
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That's cool to see it work. Out of curiousity, how much lower was the tire pressure compared to the others?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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I didn't measure it, but it was low enough for me to be able to push on the sidewall and see quite a bit of "give."

I would guess about 11 psi?
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 02:32 PM
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Mine has gone off severall times, the difference in pressure from the other three tires was only @3psi!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Mine has come on 3 times now.First time -45f,bad seal.Second time screw in the tire.Both times tire was down about 4 lbs.Stopped and checked with my tire guage,could barely see the low tire.The third time was yesterday,after getting my new snows installed,and the monitor came on,reset and all was good.I have non run flats,and I'm happy with the way the monitor works
 
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