JIMDTS Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 WHat a frick'n morning. I went to the dealer and they had no power so they were doing their best to to get things going. So I figured I would leave and come back later. In the mean time I stopped for gas at a gas station that has one of those cheap compressors to air up a tire that had a 2 pound split from the rest of the tire. NOW the fun starts I put the air chuck on the tire and the valve stem sticks in air is coming out and the stem is really stuck the tire is going flat and the compressor can't keep up the the escaping air. So I stick the air chuck back on and I'm hoping for the best airing the tire well now water is blowing from the air chuck as the compressor is building up pressure which in this case help it freed up the stuck stem and I managed to get 25 psi to limp back to the dealer and one of the mechanic's changed the valve stem and serviced the tire with a break down tank.. Moral of the story check those valve stems I'm going to change the other 3 stems so this sh-- does not happen again. I was surprised that the valve stems were brass which had corrosion on the stem itself which caused it to stick..these stems and wheels are less than a year old.... Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMDTS Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I used the wrong nomenclature I should have said "Valve core" I'm going to put a vlave core tool and some extra cores in the glve box Just to cover my a-- I waited too long to use the edit feature This is the second time this has happened About a yr. ago I aired the tires and in the morning I had a flat tire from a sticking core I have the tire monitoring system which the wheels have metal valve stems Not sure why these are getting corrosion on the causing the cores to stick Anyone else have this problem????It sure is a pain in the A-- Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill K Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Jim, I just read about tire press. monituring systems and it was mentioned that some of them use a different valve core in the stem that is bolted to the wheel. I think GM uses the different core. Dealer should know.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Oh, yeah? Get a load of this! A couple of years ago, I checked the tires on my '89 Deville. Same senario - stuck valve stem core. I talked to the mechanic on duty about getting it fixed. He looked at the tire and found steel showing on the inner edge. He said his insurance wouldn't let him touch it unless he put on a new tire. I didn't want a mismatched set so I put on four new Michelins. As it turned out I bought my Eldo about three weeks later and sold the Deville soon after that. Those tires didn't have 1000 miles on them when I sold the car! Sometimes you get the bear, and sometimes the bear gets you! I have metal valve stems and caps on the Eldo. If that ever happens again, I'll just put the cap back on and the cap gasket should hold the air until I'm ready to deal with it. Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Seems I got lucky, I had the same thing happen and quickly messed around with the core and it released, using a small screwdriver. Since then I have kept a valve core tool in my console for just such and emergency. One of the things I like about buying tires at Costco is that I have lifetime rotation, at that time they breakdown the tire replace the valve stem and rebalance. Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMDTS Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Everyone I'll get to the bottom of this issue in the morning. As you can see in the pic the stem on the poppet valve is actually bent that is what caused it to stick along with the corrosion.. Maybe their is a heavy duty core for these But I'll figure it out.. Anyway Here's the pic. It is probably bent from airing the tires but this should not happen I have to run things to do Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I used the wrong nomenclature . . . . I'm going to put a vlave core tool and some extra cores in the glve box . . . . Wrong nomemclature ?!? Vlave core tool ?!? Glve box ?!? Really, really sorry; I just couldn't hep myself. Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Yeah Jim, been there, done that. About a year or two ago I checked the tires just before I left for work (40 miles at highway speeds). When I got there I noticed my tire was so low the sidewall was scuffed. Sometimes they just stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike5514 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Happened to me too. I was lucky it Iwas home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Could it be that these STICKING cores are being made in, hmmm let me think.. CHINA? Now I have to find American made cores! Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike5514 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Scotty. Do you mean stinking cores? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Scotty. Do you mean stinking cores? Mike Exactly I don't ever recall problems with valve cores when I was a kid maybe one... Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Seems ironic, somehow, a fine automobile worth thousands of dollars rendered inoperable by a failed 15 cent part. Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Seems ironic, somehow, a fine automobile worth thousands of dollars rendered inoperable by a failed 15 cent part. You think that much? I was thinking less than $0.01. You are right, HEADLINE, $60,000 car stopped by $0.01 part... Its also amazing how easy they are to remove, almost as easy as an ice pick... Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the North star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the Northstar is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poobah Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Shanghai-GM, a joint venture of GM and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., will be producing Cadillac CTS and SRX's this year in China If they can't make a good valve stem core, why are we letting them build the whole car? Happiness is owning a Cadillac with no codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIMDTS Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Hi Everyone My typing skills are slim and next to none. However this simple sh-- is enough to piss of the pope. When I get a chance I going check out some cores I think the ones used in A/C sytems are the same size but heavier duty and made from better material if I can match one up I'll change them all .. This simple crap can sure down the car I was almost ready to put the spare on and limp back to the dealer..Man I was thinking MF when the air was comming out of that stem it sure was stuck almost all the way in no way to get it out either I had no tools in the car, The valve stem itself bolts to the wheel and is metal Which I am starting to like the old rubber stems better and better..I agree with Scotty this is probably CHINA sh-- I can remember when I was a kid if something like this happened my dad would say was that made in Japan and that was a standing joke for many years Now it's china getting us.. I always make it a point to air my tires at the gas station I always go to and it has a garage which they have a couple mechanics and tools in case something like this happens but today I need gas seen the air hose and went for it No more airing up at those Cheesy gas stations that have no garage.. I will air the tires at my local gas station..which has a nice air setup and a big compressor.Not one of those that you have to put 25 cents per tire in to get air those air setups PISS ME OFF I figure if you are going to sell gas you shouls have good air free water and free restrooms.Or you don't get a lience to sell gas.. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Fenwick Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Be careful with the gas station compressors. They do collect water from the air. When I was a gas jocky, I drained the compressor every night before I went home. Plenty water came out. The back of the tire gauge has that little nub on it! Use that to bleed some air from the compressor before you put it in your tires. Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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