Tires (was RE: electrical/wiring problem)

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Quite a few years back I was driving down the interstate from San Antionio to Houston coming back from a Mopar show. In the middle a long-highway in the boonies the belts on the back passenger tire exploded. Pulled onto the "breakdown" lane and put on the '62 Plymouth's spare tire. Fun to do with 18 wheelers flying by and the factory handle jack swaying in the breeze. ;) 

Proceeded east and in about 5 miles the belts on the spare tire exploded! More steel belt spaghetti time. We left the Plymouth on the side of I-10 while we searched the next exit for a new tire. 

Lessons learned include to carry a floor jack in the trunk and never underestimate the ability of old tires to self-destruct on the hot Texas interstate. Oh, and travel with friends in a caravan if possible. :) 

Thanks,
Gary H.

>  -------Original Message------- 
>  
>  Eric, Even if you call AAA you need a spare tire to put on after you do a
>  burn out until you blow up one of the rear tires. (grin) Actually I
>  haven’t changed a tire in years except in my own garage but I have
>  had flats. I carry one of those little compressors that you plug into your
>  cigarette lighter in every one of my cars. You can pick them up for about
>  10 to 15 bucks and I can’t tell you how many times it’s saved
>  me from having to change a tire. 99% of the time if you have a flat
>  it’s a slow leak and that little compressor will pump it up so you
>  can get somewhere to have it fixed. 

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