[Bobb]

Hi LarryIII, I know that the plugs are commonly used, but the problem is that the steel belts will chew up the plug on some flats. Of course it is easy to put them in as many times you don't even have to dismount. However I think it is best to take the tire off the rim, and apply a patch on the inside of the tire. This also allows the hole to be examined on the backside of the puncture. This can be put on even if a plug has already been used, in most cases. After my last trip to Lowes home center"a couple of years ago" I had patches on every tire but one. Some tires had more than one patch, ouch. Oh well, since then I've gotten new tires. By the way, since some SVXs are not daily drivers, tires get old and should be replaced by time and not wear. If your tires have cracking all over the outside called dry rot its time to replace those doughnuts with some new ones. Take care and see you and Rose at Reading, BOBB

P/S No a plug and patch is not like a belt and suspenders. "B"