Interesting Tire Repair Technique (using Gas and a Lighter)

Professional tire guys have the compressed air tank with the quick release to expand the tire & seal the bead, this is the old farm method of doing it, you get your can of ether, used to get your diesel engines (Tractor,graintruck, etc) & your lighter. your heating the air in the tire so it expands, pushing the bead (the edge of the tire that contacts the wheel rim) tight against the rim so the tire will seal, then you inflate the tire to the spec'd pressure.

can we get a clip of him DRIVING the vehicle after doing this?!

works with a lil' gasoline as well,but don't forget only works on tubeless

wd40 would work just fine, or ether,or propane,or acetylene, or even (my personal favorite) aquanet hairspray. Just about any combustible aerosol or gas. they all work OK in a potato too.

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only works on tubeless, very useful in emergency situation and don't forget to bring a CO2 tyre inflater.

This was also done by team top gear in the episode of Top Gear: Polar Explorer when they were on their way to the northpole in their Toyota Hilux

in a potato CANNON that is

i call bullshit on this the amount of gas he used doesnt seem right for the amount of exapnding air for the tire

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Bez carefulz datz cuz blozs zup in z face!

I never knew that...!!!

Me gusto esa tecnica...

its not wd40 (wouldn't work) its starter fluid (ether), and its used only to seat the bead back on the wheel. it will not inflate your tire. you still have to use some form of air compressor to fill the tire back up once the beads back on. so unless someones got on board air then might as well not bother.

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I knew that it worked but thats the first time that ive seen it....... cool but very dangerous!!!!!!

But ether works. Just don't try it in hot weather. and remember to quickly start to fill the tire with air, as the ignition of the ether only seats the bead.

its probably ether, or starting fluid for diesel engine.
You can flame with WD-40, but I don't think it will pop like this...
And yes, this is an old, old farm trick, we use to put large tractor tires back on rim in the field.
Without something to pop the tire on, a tractor tire is too hard, you have to remove the wheel, and you can't do that in the field...

This method is known in Eastern Europe is already fifteen years. Must be used to start gas. After lighting tire soon to be supplemented by an air! Works excellent! The only accident has been the same igniter running away with his head hit the cargo trailer. :)

It's all right...

¿pudiera ser que al echarle fuego, con parte del gas dentro del neumático, este desde dentro pida aire para su combustión y lo chupe hacia el interior del neumático?

Did you notice that the tire deflate as soon as the other guys checking the inlet valve...!!??