valve access

1. My cast wheels make it nigh on impossible to get the air-line onto
the valves. Is there a solution? What is that stuff you put in tyres to
prevent punctures and is it to be recommended??

2. I have an old Ford radio/cassette installed, cassette is fucked, is
it a simple matter to wire up a radio? I am getting a second-hand
replacement and don't expect there to be a manual with it.

 

1. My cast wheels make it nigh on impossible to get the air-line onto
the valves. Is there a solution?[/QUOTE]

Get one of them right angle adapter things.

Same as wiring up a car radio, positive, negative and the speakers.
You will scrape your knuckles though as the wires are just long
enough to connect but not long enough to connect everything outside
of the housing.

DAMHIK,IJDOK

 

<snippped>

Angled tyre valves. YKIMS.
<£3.00 from M&P.
Don't bother with the jism for the tyres. it's mostly....jism.
JB

 

Screw them on, pump up tyre, put it away. There is some reason that
they should be taken off after this procedure but I can't remember
why ATM.

 

'cos they're completely bugger up the wheel balance and they
could cause the valve to break a speed [1]

often gently and only slightly bending [2] the metal pipe part
of the air hose over your knee can allow the air line to fit

[1] which would be a very bad thing ;o)
[2] obviously out of sight of the petrol attendant droid ;o)
--
Steve Parry

http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk

http://wrexhamseals.tripod.com

 

Yes.
Buy a extension tube (looks similar to bicycle pump connector)
Buy a 'right angle' adapter, solid plastic.
Buy a right angled valve when fitting your next tyre. Then make sure that it
gets balanced.
Preferably twice. Once to fit the metal shims then again after they do it!

Slime, goop, ultraseal, puntureproofit, are the brands that I know of and
have used.

Depends!
If you have tubed tyres then forget it. None of them work.
If you have a Goldwing/Nomad/Drifter where it takes an hour to drop the back
wheel, then it is recommended.
If you drive a truck on building sites (like I do occasionally) then
recommended.
If your council cut the thorny bushes back and leave a lot of debris,
recommended.

A lot of people talk about unbalanced wheels. I have never had that problem
YMMV.
Some tyre fitters have a rabid style fit if they find the stuff in a tyre
and they have to clean the tyre machine.
I have never had a problem, but I tell people the stuff is in my tyre before
hand and ask if it is a problem,
there are enough tyre fitters in town that if I used a different one every
three months then I still have a couple of years
before I need to go back to one! LOL. YMMV

Goldwing Owners group/club have had the Ultraseal man at their
rally/shindig/get together in the Midlands.

The puntureproofit guy runs his product in his Kawasaki GPsomething
1100(ish) at speeds in excess of the national limit
and claims no obvious problems.

Yes, buy an ISO connection part from your local H*lfords/Car Audio
specialist. Wire it in to your loom using the guide
on the back of the pack.
Then plug the new unit straight into the connector.

So simple I did it to my Transit truck. (1)

Dave

(1) Sounds like an idiot proof test