VAL Digest V2 #225

VAL Digest           Friday, April 22 2005           Volume 02 : Number 225




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Topics in Today's Digest:

[VAL] Great Scott...Willys Jeepsters & Harrison Karr too...
[VAL] Buick Roadmaster LT 1 tow vehicles
RE: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for
Re: [VAL] Re:inexpensive camping in Palm Springs
Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle
[VAL] O.E.M. Single Wheel: Low Cost Trailer Supplies
Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle
[VAL] Window cranks
[VAL] Economical tow vehicle
Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for
Re: [VAL] Window cranks
RE: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for
Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle
Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle
Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for
Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 06:56:37 +0000
From: estatewagons@xxxxxxxxxx.net
Subject: [VAL] Great Scott...Willys Jeepsters & Harrison Karr too...

> Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:28:35 EDT 
> From: Dillonvdill@xxxxxxxxxx.com 
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Vanessa and 289 Fairlanes 
 > 
> My Grandparents went on a caravan with Wally Byam in the fifties to Mexico 
> and I remember they had a sales booklet titled the Airstream Story with a color 
> photo on the front cover of a yellow Willys Jeepster with a black convertible 
> top towing an early fifties Airstream Cruiser in Canyon Lands National Park. 
 > Vanessa 
> 1952 Cruiser 
> 1956 Flying Cloud 22' 
> 1958 Overlander 26' 
>  ---------------------------------------------

Great Scott!  A gem to keep my eyes peeled for at swap meets (the sales brochure 
with the Jeepster...)

My '51 Jeepster is the same yellow/black combo - alas it has the 4 cylinder engine 
with a 3 speed/overdrive.  It was given to me years ago by the original owners.  They 
bought it new from our local dealer at a cocktail party....the dealer and his wife 
had driven it to the party...and she thought it was "her" car.  By the end of the party 
her husband had sold it!

There was an optional 6 cylinder available.

If you have a chance to read "Retire to Adventure" by Harrison Karr - you'll read about 
the Willys Wagon and Airstream that Wally Byam loaned him to drive in the "caboose" 
position on a 1950's Canadian Rockies Rally.  It's a great read and the Willys Wagon did 
yeoman duty time and again as a private AAA vehicle for the Caravan.  So the Willys could 
do the job back then!

I see where Jarrod White has a Jeepster too...so maybe we need to think about a Vintage 
Tow Vehicle sub-sub-satellite group...to the VAC...

Also Vanessa - I second Scott's mention of the Buick Roadmasters (the last of the big 
bodies).  If you research them carefully - since you'd be shopping used....you might find 
one of them with the 5.7 liter LT 1 Corvette engine (a strong version of the 350 V-8) that 
put out about 300 hp.  You could find it in both the 1993 Buick Roadmaster sedan and the 
wagon I believe.  It also was available in the Chevy Caprice and I've read it came in a few 
Cadillacs too.  That is what you call a "sleeper".

Have fun shopping and thinking!  RL

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:09:00 +0000
From: estatewagons@xxxxxxxxxx.net
Subject: [VAL] Buick Roadmaster LT 1 tow vehicles

a little update - I see on this site that the desirable LT 1 engine was in the 94-96 Buick 
- Chevy - Cadillac line up.  Also it was not the pure Corvette version...but a de-tuned 
version with different heads and main caps etc.

So the reality is there is a range of years to keep an eye on with that same basic body style.

http://www.hpsalvage.com/lt1.htm

It's all in the Spirit of Spirited Towing....
RL

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 09:44:34 -0500
From: "David Tidmore" <dtidmore@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: RE: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

Tom,
I use the PressurePro system.  I was involved in early beta testing of the
technology.  The current product has been on the market about a year, but
the actual technology was developed several years ago for over the road
truckers using older technology inappropriate for smaller vehicles (sensors
weighted about 2 oz).  Rather than the inside rim approach, the PressurePro
sensors simply screw onto the valve stem.  While PressurePro has indicated
rubber stems are safe with the system, I would recommend using this
technology only on steel stems as the 1/2-2/3 oz weight of the sensor,
mounted at the top of a rubber valve stem just adds a bit more flexing to
the rubber stem.  The sensors have several modes.  Every five minutes they
report the current pressure regardless.  The competitors only fire up the
sensors while the vehicle is moving, but due to advanced in power usage in
the microcircuits, PressurePro discovered that the power savings of turning
off the sensor was less than the initial startup drain, so they determined
it better to just let them remain on.  Battery life is anticipated at about
5 years.  Having the sensors report when the vehicle is NOT moving is really
a good idea, since a tire can start deflating from a nail if stopped at just
the right spot on the tire.  This also allows you to put a sensor on the
spares for the trailer and tow vehicle and always know that those tires are
ready if needed.  The monitor is a small, 12V powered device (can be wired
in or plugged into 12V outlet).  I have mine mounted on the drivers
sunvisor.  If you go to their website (www.advantagepressurepro.com you will
see the display.  It is actually setup for a variety of towing and towed
vehicles.  During setup, you simply select which position you want to
indicate which tire and the others are ignored.  Once the sensors have been
identified by the monitor, you can remove power from the monitor and it will
remember all the settings.  The normal pressure (ie cold inflation pressure)
is very easily set.  You simply unscrew the sensor, ensure that the tire is
at the cold inflation pressure you desire, wait about 15 seconds for the
sensor to reset and then screw it back on.  The pressure it records becomes
the set pressure.  The monitor gives a warning alarm (visual and audible)
immediately when a tire deflates 12.5% below the set point and a warning
alarm (visual and audible) when the tire deflates 25%.  If there are
multiple tires alarming, each affected position on the monitor will be
flashing.  This makes it great to determine which tire needs air or worse is
failing.  You can always check the pressures in the tires by simply pressing
a button on the monitor.  The display indicates the position and gives you
the pressure for that tire.  For each additional push, the location rotates
to the next tire.  I find myself doing this periodically during travel.  The
monitor comes with a short rubber antenna that should work for most all
applications, but they also offer an inexpensive ($40) remote antenna that
can be added if necessary.

The PressurePro is a US designed and manufactured product and the people
bend over backwards to make sure that the product meets the highest
expectations.  If you have problems, they WILL and DO stand behind the
product.

David
Tom wrote:

Please tell me about the tire pressure monitoring system you now use.  I 
would just be sick if I had a tire going down and not know it until it blew 
up or caused a fire. 

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:59:02 EDT
From: Dillonvdill@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re:inexpensive camping in Palm Springs

Joshua Tree National Park is Beautiful!
It is high desert with piles of boulder rock formations and vistas and the 
Joshua trees are out of this world like something out of a Dr. Suees book.  Pick 
a site erly on a weekday morning though because they fill up fast with rock 
climbers.
Vanessa
'52 Cruiser

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:04:43 EDT
From: Dillonvdill@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle

Scott,
What do you tow with?  Do you still get tail wag with passing vehicles and do 
you use a friction sway control?  When I towed with my Towncar the 26' dual 
axle Overlander I had no problems and it had a 5,000 # tow ratting.  I tried it 
on a trip with a 31' Streamline in Western WA but it was a little squirly and 
underpowered on grades.
Vanessa
'52 Cruiser

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:23:23 -0400
From: gillguy@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] O.E.M. Single Wheel: Low Cost Trailer Supplies

If you need a spare rim, like myself, here is a link to a supplier. Cheapest
one I found.

Bobby Gill
1973 Ambassador
Valdosta, GA
Yellowstone Bound summer 2005!!!!!


http://www.lowcosttrailersupplies.com/Trailer_Parts/a-wh156-60e.html<http://w
ww.lowcosttrailersupplies.com/Trailer_Parts/a-wh156-60e.html>

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:47:38 -0400
From: "Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxx.att.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle

I currently use a 3/4 Dodge Pickup, Cummins 6 cyl. No squirelyness at all.
This is the highest mpg vehile I have used. I only use the dual cam and
friction sway control because I have it. I really do not feel that this
setup needs it. The only reason I feel that the weight bars are needed is
that the truck's ride is just a bit smother with them.

Past tow vehicles:

'93 Ford F-250, 460 V-8. Great tow, but killed my spinal column with the
harsh ride. Trailer behaved the same as with my current vehicle

199? Dodge Dakota (mid-sized) with 318 V-8. Enough power to get through the
mountains without becoming a slow moving target, however the trailer was
squirly! Ended up purchasing a pull-rite hitch cause I could not afford a
hensley.

198? Suburban 1/4 ton 350 V-8. nice ride, trailer handled well, but wrong
gear ratio made for slow acceleration.

1973 Chrysler New Yorker, 440 V-8. nice ride, adequate towing/handling, but
did add dual cam sway control after nearly ending up broadside, rolled over,
on I-80 after being passed by a pickup going 90+, I was doing about 60 .

1973 Chrysler Newport, 440 V-8. inherited from Grandfather along with the
trailer. No anti-sway at all. adequate towing/handling. Grandpa NEVER
traveled at more than 50 mph!

He always towed with large Chryslers, once had one with a V-6, said that the
trailer did not handle well (squirley) and assumed that the car was lacking
the weight that a V-8 provides. Power was OK with the 6 cyl!

Scott

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Dillonvdill@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle


> Scott,
> What do you tow with?  Do you still get tail wag with passing vehicles and
do
> you use a friction sway control?  When I towed with my Towncar the 26'
dual
> axle Overlander I had no problems and it had a 5,000 # tow ratting.  I
tried it
> on a trip with a 31' Streamline in Western WA but it was a little squirly
and
> underpowered on grades.
> Vanessa
> '52 Cruiser
>
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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:04:28 EDT
From: Sweetbeee@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Window cranks

Hi gang, 

Once again, I need y'all's advice before I tear something up.  I've gone 
through the windows of my 1962 TW and the front and rear window cranks (on both 
sides, totalling 4) have stripped gears, all but flat and dug out in the middle. 
 I called Blair and the gal in "customer service" was not helpful, I need to 
know two things; must I get a whole new cranking unit or can I replace the 
gears and get a new window sliding mechanism to keep the arm in the window slot.  
Also, the cranking unit isn't sealed with screws as I would have thought, I'm 
afraid if I take them apart I won't be able to put them back together again, 
what keeps both sides on and snug once opened up?   Also, anyone order these 
before?  Please help me with parts numbers if you have a record of it.  Also, 
I'm missing the top strip of plastic caulking on the front window at the 
tongue, I have three sides, which of the grey window plastics in the Blaine catalog 
snaps in place, or must I take another side out to determine this?  Help help 
help please.

Bebe Gordon
1962 Tradewind
Lafayette LA

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:24:09 -0600
From: "Randy Unter" <runter@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle

Vanessa: I spent some time in Europe a few years ago when gasoline was
"only" $4/US gallon; today it's over $5/gal. My wife is an equestrian so we
were drawn to horse shows. Attending a horse show in rural France, I too was
eager to understand what tow vehicles the French used. Here's what I found:
1.the largest  consumer tow vehicles were small to midsized  Japanese
pickups (Nissin crew cab/4WD). Some arrived with Citron's with very small
trailers with one horse. An occasional V8 powered Mercedes with single horse
trailer was seen.
2. With multiple horses, I saw every configuration one could
imagine-converted school buses, delivery vans with side doors cut in them,
all diesel powered.

I wouldn't mess with any of these in the US. Maintainence is very high on
these.
There were no large American cars, but an occasional Jeep Grand
Cherokee-diesel powered. Suburbans are pretty rare.

Probably your best option that allows easy entry is a 2WD SUV or Pickup.
They are low to the ground and with running boards have easy entry. A Chevy
Suburban w/ 2WD comes to mind with low mileage and good maintenance records.
The Suburbans are durable and fairly cheap to fix, but make sure the engine
checks out in good shape. I had three of them. Great vehicles and very
comfortable.
Also 2WD Explorer w/ V8, or any 2WD pickup. The V8's towing will delivery
the same or better fuel mileage as a 6 cylinder plus deliver better
performance.

Randy


> Thanks Scott and Randy,
> I'm going to go back to the drawing board.  I'm just thingking that with a
> trailer that wieghts the same as an 18' conventional trailer there would
be some
> fuel efficient mid-size vehicle that would do a good job.   I want to take
my
> 90 year old mother with me and though she can still get in a pickup, I
would
> like a lower vehicle.  Do any of our members live in Europe?  They've been
> towing with 4 and 6 cyl cars for decades.
> Vanessa

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:27:08 EDT
From: Thirdhand2@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

Tom,
 
I also use the Pressure Pro tire pressure system.  We use it on our  motor 
home and towed car and also use it on our trailer and truck. It is easy to  use 
and have not required the additional remote antenna.
 
Have used it for 9 months and it already indicated when we had a leak in  our 
car tire while towing.
 
Art & Carol Hall
1975 Tradewind  25 (The Silver  Doghouse)
1986 Excella 34
2003 Land Yacht 365XC
2002 Dodge  2500

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:05:37 -0400
From: "Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxx.att.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Window cranks

I would contact Ace Fogdall RV for the window cranks. They have a website.
For the window retainer strips I would contact www.AirstreamDreams.com

Scott

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sweetbeee@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: [VAL] Window cranks


> Hi gang,
>
> Once again, I need y'all's advice before I tear something up.  I've gone
> through the windows of my 1962 TW and the front and rear window cranks (on
both
> sides, totalling 4) have stripped gears, all but flat and dug out in the
middle.
>  I called Blair and the gal in "customer service" was not helpful, I need
to
> know two things; must I get a whole new cranking unit or can I replace the
> gears and get a new window sliding mechanism to keep the arm in the window
slot.
> Also, the cranking unit isn't sealed with screws as I would have thought,
I'm
> afraid if I take them apart I won't be able to put them back together
again,
> what keeps both sides on and snug once opened up?   Also, anyone order
these
> before?  Please help me with parts numbers if you have a record of it.
Also,
> I'm missing the top strip of plastic caulking on the front window at the
> tongue, I have three sides, which of the grey window plastics in the
Blaine catalog
> snaps in place, or must I take another side out to determine this?  Help
help
> help please.
>
> Bebe Gordon
> 1962 Tradewind
> Lafayette LA

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 20:28:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: DAVID GRYVNAK <gryvnakd@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: RE: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

Where do you get this system and for how much?
 
Dave Gryvnak, GryvnakD@xxxxxxxxxx.com

David Tidmore <dtidmore@xxxxxxxxxx.com> wrote:
Tom,
I use the PressurePro system. I was involved in early beta testing of the
technology. The current product has been on the market about a year, but
the actual technology was developed several years ago for over the road
truckers using older technology inappropriate for smaller vehicles (sensors
weighted about 2 oz). Rather than the inside rim approach, the PressurePro
sensors simply screw onto the valve stem. While PressurePro has indicated
rubber stems are safe with the system, I would recommend using this
technology only on steel stems as the 1/2-2/3 oz weight of the sensor,
mounted at the top of a rubber valve stem just adds a bit more flexing to
the rubber stem. The sensors have several modes. Every five minutes they
report the current pressure regardless. The competitors only fire up the
sensors while the vehicle is moving, but due to advanced in power usage in
the microcircuits, PressurePro discovered that the power savings of turning
off the sensor was less than the initial startup drain, so they determined
it better to just let them remain on. Battery life is anticipated at about
5 years. Having the sensors report when the vehicle is NOT moving is really
a good idea, since a tire can start deflating from a nail if stopped at just
the right spot on the tire. This also allows you to put a sensor on the
spares for the trailer and tow vehicle and always know that those tires are
ready if needed. The monitor is a small, 12V powered device (can be wired
in or plugged into 12V outlet). I have mine mounted on the drivers
sunvisor. If you go to their website (www.advantagepressurepro.com you will
see the display. It is actually setup for a variety of towing and towed
vehicles. During setup, you simply select which position you want to
indicate which tire and the others are ignored. Once the sensors have been
identified by the monitor, you can remove power from the monitor and it will
remember all the settings. The normal pressure (ie cold inflation pressure)
is very easily set. You simply unscrew the sensor, ensure that the tire is
at the cold inflation pressure you desire, wait about 15 seconds for the
sensor to reset and then screw it back on. The pressure it records becomes
the set pressure. The monitor gives a warning alarm (visual and audible)
immediately when a tire deflates 12.5% below the set point and a warning
alarm (visual and audible) when the tire deflates 25%. If there are
multiple tires alarming, each affected position on the monitor will be
flashing. This makes it great to determine which tire needs air or worse is
failing. You can always check the pressures in the tires by simply pressing
a button on the monitor. The display indicates the position and gives you
the pressure for that tire. For each additional push, the location rotates
to the next tire. I find myself doing this periodically during travel. The
monitor comes with a short rubber antenna that should work for most all
applications, but they also offer an inexpensive ($40) remote antenna that
can be added if necessary.

The PressurePro is a US designed and manufactured product and the people
bend over backwards to make sure that the product meets the highest
expectations. If you have problems, they WILL and DO stand behind the
product.

David
Tom wrote:

Please tell me about the tire pressure monitoring system you now use. I 
would just be sick if I had a tire going down and not know it until it blew 
up or caused a fire. 





   Dave

GryvnakD@xxxxxxxxxx.com

Dave, 
GryvnakD@xxxxxxxxxx.com

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Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 21:46:03 -0600
From: "gshippen" <gshippen@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle

Hi folks,
I'm sitting here thinking these trailers were built to be pulled by smaller
vehicles.  My 1956 1/2 ton Chevy pickup weights much less than my 1994
Suburban, it has a six cylinder engine, stiffer suspension, though the
springs and shocks are smaller;  still its a great old truck.

Two summers ago I met a man in North Dakota pulling a single axle Trade Wind
with a Mercedes ML350 SUV.  Not really sure about his mileage but he loved
his Mercedes, it was a great looking combination too.

How about the Volvo XC90?  What is its towing capacity?  I recently looked
at the BMW Suv, weighted in just over 6000 lbs with V8.

What a wonderful discussion though...it shows just how universal Vintage
Airstreams really are!

Happy Trails, Gerald Shippen

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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:19:25 -0400
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle

Put a Ford in front of your vintage and you'd have a show stopper, Gerald. 
;)))))

Tom

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gshippen" <gshippen@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: [VAL] Economical tow vehicle


> Hi folks,
> I'm sitting here thinking these trailers were built to be pulled by 
> smaller
> vehicles.  My 1956 1/2 ton Chevy pickup weights much less than my 1994
> Suburban, it has a six cylinder engine, stiffer suspension, though the
> springs and shocks are smaller;  still its a great old truck.
>
> Two summers ago I met a man in North Dakota pulling a single axle Trade 
> Wind
> with a Mercedes ML350 SUV.  Not really sure about his mileage but he loved
> his Mercedes, it was a great looking combination too.
>
> How about the Volvo XC90?  What is its towing capacity?  I recently looked
> at the BMW Suv, weighted in just over 6000 lbs with V8.
>
> What a wonderful discussion though...it shows just how universal Vintage
> Airstreams really are!
>
> Happy Trails, Gerald Shippen
>
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:31:13 -0400
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

I figure $690.00 for my the 4 tires on my tow vehicle and 6 tires on the 
Airstream.  If I do a spare for the tow vehicle and the trailer the total 
come to 12 sensors needed at a total cost of $790.00.  Considering that just 
4 tires for my tow vehicle cost me a grand total of $762.00 I'd say it was 
cheap insurance against anything like a blown tire tearing up the sheet 
metal of the Airstream.  I will look into this system but until I do it will 
be frequent stops and then I will check my tires with a "tire billy stick" 
and the old hand on the tire and center hub system for now.

Tom Meeker
WBCCI 5303


- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DAVID GRYVNAK" <gryvnakd@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:28 PM
Subject: RE: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for


> Where do you get this system and for how much?
>
> Dave Gryvnak, GryvnakD@xxxxxxxxxx.com
>
> David Tidmore <dtidmore@xxxxxxxxxx.com> wrote:
> Tom,
> I use the PressurePro system. I was involved in early beta testing of the
> technology. The current product has been on the market about a year, but
> the actual technology was developed several years ago for over the road
> truckers using older technology inappropriate for smaller vehicles 
> (sensors
> weighted about 2 oz). Rather than the inside rim approach, the PressurePro
> sensors simply screw onto the valve stem. While PressurePro has indicated
> rubber stems are safe with the system, I would recommend using this
> technology only on steel stems as the 1/2-2/3 oz weight of the sensor,
> mounted at the top of a rubber valve stem just adds a bit more flexing to
> the rubber stem. The sensors have several modes. Every five minutes they
> report the current pressure regardless. The competitors only fire up the
> sensors while the vehicle is moving, but due to advanced in power usage in
> the microcircuits, PressurePro discovered that the power savings of 
> turning
> off the sensor was less than the initial startup drain, so they determined
> it better to just let them remain on. Battery life is anticipated at about
> 5 years. Having the sensors report when the vehicle is NOT moving is 
> really
> a good idea, since a tire can start deflating from a nail if stopped at 
> just
> the right spot on the tire. This also allows you to put a sensor on the
> spares for the trailer and tow vehicle and always know that those tires 
> are
> ready if needed. The monitor is a small, 12V powered device (can be wired
> in or plugged into 12V outlet). I have mine mounted on the drivers
> sunvisor. If you go to their website (www.advantagepressurepro.com you 
> will
> see the display. It is actually setup for a variety of towing and towed
> vehicles. During setup, you simply select which position you want to
> indicate which tire and the others are ignored. Once the sensors have been
> identified by the monitor, you can remove power from the monitor and it 
> will
> remember all the settings. The normal pressure (ie cold inflation 
> pressure)
> is very easily set. You simply unscrew the sensor, ensure that the tire is
> at the cold inflation pressure you desire, wait about 15 seconds for the
> sensor to reset and then screw it back on. The pressure it records becomes
> the set pressure. The monitor gives a warning alarm (visual and audible)
> immediately when a tire deflates 12.5% below the set point and a warning
> alarm (visual and audible) when the tire deflates 25%. If there are
> multiple tires alarming, each affected position on the monitor will be
> flashing. This makes it great to determine which tire needs air or worse 
> is
> failing. You can always check the pressures in the tires by simply 
> pressing
> a button on the monitor. The display indicates the position and gives you
> the pressure for that tire. For each additional push, the location rotates
> to the next tire. I find myself doing this periodically during travel. The
> monitor comes with a short rubber antenna that should work for most all
> applications, but they also offer an inexpensive ($40) remote antenna that
> can be added if necessary.
>
> The PressurePro is a US designed and manufactured product and the people
> bend over backwards to make sure that the product meets the highest
> expectations. If you have problems, they WILL and DO stand behind the
> product.
>
> David
> Tom wrote:
>
> Please tell me about the tire pressure monitoring system you now use. I
> would just be sick if I had a tire going down and not know it until it 
> blew
> up or caused a fire.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
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> Airstream
> Inc, Thor Inc, the VAC, or the WBCCI.
>
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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:44:23 -0400
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for

Thank you for your testimony about this tire pressure system.  Seems like a 
winner to me also.

Tom Meeker
WBCCI 5303


From: <Thirdhand2@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Back to steel tire stems and the why's and what-for


> Tom,
>
> I also use the Pressure Pro tire pressure system.  We use it on our  motor
> home and towed car and also use it on our trailer and truck. It is easy to 
> use
> and have not required the additional remote antenna.
>
> Have used it for 9 months and it already indicated when we had a leak in 
> our
> car tire while towing.
>
> Art & Carol Hall
> 1975 Tradewind  25 (The Silver  Doghouse)
> 1986 Excella 34
> 2003 Land Yacht 365XC
> 2002 Dodge  2500

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