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Ahhhh... > > > Why would a tire, with a tube in it, leak more air than one without? Seems > > the tube would add extra layer for the air to get through... > > Sorry, my description was incomplete. > > They bought tube type radials and then installed them WITHOUT tubes. The tube > type tyres lack the butyl liner that makes them more airtight, so they leak > faster than either tubeless tires (without tubes) or tube type tires with > tubes. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >