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    The Nitrogen Scam

    The video below is from Australia that discusses the "snake oil" nitrogen scam. The language is very colorful, and I laughed several times while watching it. And to think GD is still using nitrogen in their tires as a marketing ploy. Enjoy!

    https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...69D1&FORM=VIRE

    Jim

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    Great video. I still know folks that have bought into the nitrogen myth and just cannot accept reason. To each their own and more power to 'em. Thanks for sharing it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by arhayes View Post
    Great video. I still know folks that have bought into the nitrogen myth and just cannot accept reason. To each their own and more power to 'em. Thanks for sharing it.


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    Breathing air is at least 78% nitrogen.
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    ...and how do they get all the "air" out of the tire before filling it with nitrogen to claim "pure nitrogen?"
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    Jim, I don't think it's possible to remove all the air. Even gas labeled "Nitrogen " will contain a small amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide
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    Quote Originally Posted by LCBoyer View Post
    Jim, I don't think it's possible to remove all the air. Even gas labeled "Nitrogen " will contain a small amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide
    Yes, I realize that. It's not possible.
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    I wonder what other elements are found in there after I set the bead with starting fluid?
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    Quote Originally Posted by offtohavasu View Post
    I wonder what other elements are found in there after I set the bead with starting fluid?
    The good thing was my tires didn't burn up in the RV fire. Do you suppose it's due to the fact that they had nitrogen in them at one time?

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    I must dissent - kinda.

    Every aircraft tire manufacturer I know of specifies nitrogen only for their tires. I know that the Goodyear's that are on Gulfstream biz jets use nitrogen. NASCAR race cars also use nitrogen in their tires (as well as compressed nitrogen to run their impact wrenches). Nitrogen is much more stable at elevated temps and doesn't expand any where close to plain old breathing air. The operative word is elevated temps. Cars and trucks and RV's and whatever don't see the extreme temperatures that certain other applications see. When you are dealing in .25lb increments to get a car to handle right, you need an "air" that's stable and won't expand/contract. But in your normal every day grocery getter?? Not so much.

    I do have a suggestion to pass along. If you want to lighten your RV or car or truck or whatever that rolls on a tire, Helium - being lighter than "air" - is a good choice.

    Tom

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