Nitrox compatable car tires

[SmokeAire]

I just purchased a doohicky that lets me fill my car tires from my scuba tanks. My tanks are usually filled with 38 percent nitrox. Where can I go to get my tires, wheel and stem O2 cleaned? Where does the green/yellow nitrox sticker go? Are there any tire makers that sell nitrox ready tires?

Assuming a PO2 of 1.6 how long do I have to stop the car after going 102 feet? I heard that Suuntire makes a nitrox tire computer but I can't seem to find it or should I use "Tire Tables".

Help as I don't want any explosions.

Chuck

 

[Snowbear]

Assuming a PO2 of 1.6 how long do I have to stop the car after going 102 feet? I heard that Suuntire makes a nitrox tire computer but I can't seem to find it or should I use "Tire Tables".

Help as I don't want any explosions.

Chuck

the rated pressure as marked on the sidewall of the tire, you should not need to O2 clean them since you're filling from a pre-mixed SCUBA tank rather than PP filling. As far as stickers - the DIY way would just be a green magic marker on the whitewall side

 

[pipedope]

Or better yet use 100% N2.

You could bring those tires and rims to my shop for O2 cleaning. Only $50/tire.

Seriously, you are only going to use the scuba to top the tires in an emergency so don't worry about it.
I would not use NITROX all the time for tires as the increased O2 will reduce the life of tires and possible cause the rims to rust faster.

 

[rjens]

Where can I go to get my tires, wheel and stem O2 cleaned? Where does the green/yellow nitrox sticker go? Are there any tire makers that sell nitrox ready tires?

Thanks for the post. Great sense of humor. :lol3: :35:

 

[herman]

There have been several cases of tires exploding as they were being repaired. The cause was the use of some types of the "inflate in a can" tire inflators. Seems that they contained a liquid that expanded into a very flamable gas in the tire, a spark generated by the repair tools set it off. I am not sure what the effect of more oxygen in the mix would be but I suspect it would not be good.

 

[Fly N Dive]

herman most of these exploading tires occur when some one takes any type of torch to the rim, without taking the tire OFF first. having a explosive gas in a tire is a darwin award waiting to happen