Not recommended. Not endorsed. Play at your own risk.
Starter fluid, and a lighter. What could be easier?
Some have said that using propane or butane works as well as the ether contained in starter fluid.
Do be cautious as serious explosions are a risk if too much combustible gas is used. Fires are also a consideration, so have an extinguisher handy. Also be aware that some combustible gas may remain inside the tire after mounting. The same caution should be used when handling the wheel and tire combination when servicing as if you had used a product like Fix-A-Flat.
Why? See this recent story. Tulsa Apartment Explosion Result Of Emergency Tire Inflator
5 comments:
Lighter fluid works well, but the best way to do it is to use a brush. Brush the fluid around the bead and then use one of those fireplace lighters. You'll get a big 'boom' and the tire will seal. Keep an extinguisher handy, but I've never had to use it.
It'll work in a pinch! But I sure wouldn't want to do it very often...
...i don't know if ya caught it in the vid,but a bud of mine told me to always spray into the top of the tire...i like the way he 'blowtorched' the can to light it...two thumbs up...
Ken
I saw this on Myth-busters, but had forgotten about it! Thanks for the reminder!
Man, we needed this information this past June, when the replacement tires for our lawn tractor needed to be replaced. Wal-Mart tires were horrible compressed, and we didn't have nearly enough contact to make a compressor work.
A Mexican tire shop had the trick - called 'The Bomb. A portable air tank, with flattened tip much like a car vacuum tip was inserted and full air release blew out the tire as air compressor was pushing air - it worked, but took several tries.
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