I beg to differ. The expansion rate of N is a know constant whereas the
expansion rate of plain compressed air will depend on how much water vapor
and oil mist is in the mix.
Jim & Sally Fluckey
2001 40' Allegro Bus
Jeep Liberty 4X4 toad
----- Original Message -----
From: "lshields20" <lshields20@comcast.
To: <Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 7:51 AM
Subject: [Diesel-RVs] Re: 07 Toyota/Nitrogen
> If you believe that, then you have never taken a class in chemistry.
> That stability story is one of the nonfacts that nitrogen tire fill
> equipment makers use to push their pretty much worthless machines.
> Nitrogen, oxygen and all the other gases that make up air expand and
> contract at exactly the same rate with temperature. Pick up a
> chemistry text and read the chapters on "gas laws."
>
> The only added value to filling tires with nitrogen is for the person
> selling the service.
>
> Les
>
>
> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
>>
>> Here's what I mean by stable. Check your tires temperature cold, and
>> then hot. It will be different. With nitrogen it's the same.
>>
>> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Not sure what you mean by "stable", but dry air and nitrogen have
>> > exactly the same pressure change with temperature. A good source of
>> > dry air is from the compressor and dryer on your motorhome.
>> >
>> > As far a leakage, some folks must have much "leakier" tires than I
>> > have. I never have noticeable leakage from season to season, when I
>> > then have to adjust pressures for winter vs summer temperatures
>> anyway.
>>
>
>
>
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