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Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:30:23 -0500
From: Janet Wilder <kelliepoo...@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Tire Minder Saves Us
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As we were coming through Waco this morning, our Tire Minder started 
beeping and flashing a red light warning.  We quickly got off the 
expressway and pulled over to a wide spot on the feeder road (service 
road for non-Texans).  The left outside dually was flat. Did not appear 
damaged, just flat.

Called road service who called back 30 minutes later and said it would 
take 2 hours to get someone there on a Sunday.

Picked up my smartphone and found a tire service shop less than half a 
mile away.  Got there and  fund out that the stem had failed.

Fixed it for $10 and we were on the road again.

This is the third stem out of 4 on the rear wheels that has failed.  I 
believe that the stems used were either defective or crap.  I need to 
give someone a piece of my mind but I don't know who puts the stems on 
the tires.  Is it Chevy, who makes the chassis or Coachmen who makes the 
RV?  Does anyone have any guesses?
-- 
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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