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Weird answer, but why is that a "fail" ? Inline six cylinder engines run with a single clogged / broken spark plug. It'd make 200 m to a garage just fine*, bu
by defrost 9mo ago
Weird answer, but why is that a "fail" ?
Inline six cylinder engines run with a single clogged / broken spark plug.
It'd make 200 m to a garage just fine*, but who'd drive 200 m in any case?
Back in the 1970's we'd pull a spark plug and screw in a hose to use the compression phase to inflate tyres.
* Just don't make a habit of it, or reserve that knowledge for when you really need to self rescue.
- BrentOzar 9mo ago> Back in the 1970's we'd pull a spark plug and screw in a hose to use the compression phase to inflate tyres. You'd inflate your tires with a gasoline and air mix?
- defrost 9mo agoYep .. quite a lot of them, for substantial periods of time. Contrary to expectations it didn't seem to affect the tubes or tyres, shorten lifespans, etc. FWiW I grew up in fairly remote parts of the world and we repaired pretty much everything as much as possible with what we had - aircraft, helicopters, radios, etc. My first thought, to be honest, was "Why not just grab a spare spark plug from the boot?" I'm guessing not so many people stock spares when driving so much anymore. You can also replace a blown out tyre with a hard wood skid if pressed, weld up broken steel with car batteries, stuff tyres with grasses, etc. * Bush Mechanics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6foUHyfX3Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6foUHyfX3Q is fun.
- NooneAtAll3 9mo agoI mean... you don't breathe insides of your tires
- defrost 9mo agoNo, but tyres are rubber and they heat up ... One might reasonably wonder if the material might degrade or the tyre explode while running hot. Can confirm, that doesn't happen.