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Robert Waters
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low pressure leak?

Post by Robert Waters » Wed May 09, 2012 9:28 am

I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Jeff Saline
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low pressure leak?

Post by Jeff Saline » Wed May 09, 2012 9:47 am

On Wed, 9 May 2012 07:28:05 -0700 (PDT) Robert Waters writes:
> I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the > tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air > it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting > low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it > up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 > years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the > patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and > gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat?
<><><><><><> <><><><><><> Robert, Patches either hold or they don't. Sounds like you've got a slow leak. Probably won't take more than an hour to replace the tube and inspect the inside of the tire. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4faa834e6a852fcac24st03vuc

k650@verizon.net
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Joined: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:50 pm

low pressure leak?

Post by k650@verizon.net » Wed May 09, 2012 9:52 am

How long have you been driving? You are 60 and never had a slow leak? Walt -----Original Message----- I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat?

Ron Haraseth
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low pressure leak?

Post by Ron Haraseth » Wed May 09, 2012 9:55 am

Sounds exactly what I encountered last early fall. Patched a front tube out in the middle of nowhere and then a few weeks later even farther out nowhere, the tire kept going down, but not in a consistent manner. Had a new HD tube to pop in this time and found the patch had let go. I hear the new tubes do not take patches well like those of old. I now ALWAYS care a pair of new tubes, but keep a patch kit for further backup. -----Original Message----- From: Robert Waters Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:28 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat?

Fred Hink
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low pressure leak?

Post by Fred Hink » Wed May 09, 2012 11:00 am

Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Robert Waters Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:28 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Robert Waters
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Joined: Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:11 am

low pressure leak?

Post by Robert Waters » Wed May 09, 2012 11:08 am

Perhaps I did not make clear what is happening. The tire stays up for several days without any sign of a leak, then, all of a sudden, it goes flat--completely flat. I air it up and it repeats...
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Fred Hink wrote: From: Fred Hink Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Waters" Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 11:00 AM Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Robert Waters Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:28 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

mark ward
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low pressure leak?

Post by mark ward » Wed May 09, 2012 11:23 am

6-8lbs of pressure with no one on the bike it will LOOK "fine". When running in deeper sand I know guys that let it out down to 12lbs. LOOKS ok.
--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Fred Hink wrote: From: Fred Hink Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Waters" Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 4:00 PM Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Robert Waters Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:28 AM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

k650@verizon.net
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low pressure leak?

Post by k650@verizon.net » Wed May 09, 2012 11:34 am

Just shake it a little to get out the last drop and try some saw palmetto and pygeum. Walt -----Original Message----- Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com

david zawadzki
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low pressure leak?

Post by david zawadzki » Wed May 09, 2012 11:38 am

I bet the air escapes daily. You may not notice anything at 30psi, 25...23...and then at 18 BAM! The tiire seems completely flat. I just heard guys talking about this on NPR 93.9 (saturday 10am "Car Talk"). Great and funny show I bet if you check daily you ll notice tat the air escapes a bit. Then again...maybe not :)
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 12:23 PM, mark ward wrote: > ** > > > 6-8lbs of pressure with no one on the bike it will LOOK "fine". > When running in deeper sand I know guys that let it out down to 12lbs. > LOOKS ok. > > > --- On Wed, 5/9/12, Fred Hink wrote: > > From: Fred Hink > Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Waters" > Date: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 4:00 PM > > > > > Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. > > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com > > From: Robert Waters > Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 8:28 AM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Low Pressure Leak? > > I had a flat on the trail a few weeks ago. Put two patches on the tube. > After several days I go out to my bike and it is flat. I air it up. It > stays up for a few more days and shows no sign of getting low, but then I > go to get on it and it is completely flat. I air it up and it does the same > thing again after a few days. I'm nearly 60 years old and have never seen > this happen. Could it be the patch holding at "high pressure" but when it > leaks off slowly and gets down to a certain pressure it then goes flat? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- David Z mobile: 646-267-1109 www.davidzmusic.com www.thevanguardband.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Eddie
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low pressure leak?

Post by Eddie » Wed May 09, 2012 3:15 pm

I just posted a Lesson Learned post that is similar to this one, well, at least it involves a mystery air leak. In my case it is a new tire and tube (no patches) Eddie
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, wrote: > > Just shake it a little to get out the last drop and try some saw palmetto > and pygeum. > > Walt > > > -----Original Message----- > Maybe a visit to a urologist is in order. > > Fred > http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com >

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