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Yeah, they can put 'All Original Parts' on your tombstone!

DR, you got my attention! How about a PM? My daughter is in Houston and it's about time for a visit. I've been wanting to check out the MV museum too. Need to find a couple of wheels and just mount up new stuff.

Must have been coasting downhill with the engine off if you heard a tire blow!!! LOL So how did it fail? Did the tube pop internally or did a piece of the tire casing give way? Inquiring minds... My outboard Rear Left Rear (complicated, isn't it?) tube gave way in the driveway whilst I was...

Heard that! After yesterday's posts I checked the fronts. They're not recaps but they are fifteen years old. I think DR's got it right - it's time to RETIRE! So I'll find a couple of extra wheels and mount new stuff and keep the old fronts for spare spares... Re"the DPS..." - wonder what the...

Sounds like good advice. Guess I just needed to hear it from others to reinforce the gut feeling! Having wandered extensively in SE Utah I can see where there are plenty of places where there is no margin for error. But it is still sad to hear about. So I guess the word is inspect closely for...

All this discussion about wheels and tires has got me wondering about the quality of my tires. Looking at the "DOT" nomenclature, it appears these 9.00x20 NDCC tires were class A3 (bead-to-bead) retreads in 2/90. I'm currently replacing tubes and flaps after one blew sitting in the driveway...