On the Road Again!

Today we have been been getting the van packed up ready to leave straight after fat club tomorrow. I checked the oil and topped that back to the top mark on the dipstick. The one in the engine not me..... I got the VonHaus pump out to check the front tyres first. We were told to run them at 75psi and so I set the gauge to 76psi to allow for some leakage when I undo the Schrader valve.... PSST! Front left showed 69psi and when the pressure approached 76psi the pipe blew off the pump leaving the valve at the wheel end open. By the time I could get the pipe off we were down to 46psi! The air would have turned blue but a neighbour was coming over for a chat. I got that one back to 70psi before the battery ran out! Three hours later I finished the job after recharging the battery on the pump. Both front wheels should be right now. The wall plus shows green when the battery is full. So no need to call into the local garage to use their air line tomorrow. We will need diesel though as we hav...

When it arrived on Monday afternoon I actually read the instructions and checked the photo on Amazon to see how it fitted together. I was a little surprised that the flexible pipe that fits into the unit screws into what seems like a rubber seal.  The other end has the valve depressor and is a screw fit. So with a suitable kneeling pad I switched it on and connected to the valve on the wheel.  It showed that the 34psi I had foot pumped in on Sunday had dropped to 27.5psi. I dialled 40psi into the VonHaus and pulled the trigger.  Man is it loud!! I think the pipe could do with being a bit longer but I guess with a car wheel there would be less reaching under the vehicle to get on the valve. I didn't have a stopwatch running but it was only a couple of minutes and the 40psi was reached. I have already arranged with FWR to go back on Friday and get the tyre checked over. The "experts" on the Facebook and other forums say that as long as there is no obvious hole or nail or ot...

Something I have been looking at for a while, and who doesn't need a portable tyre inflator at their beck and call? I put a post on the V-Strom owners FB page to get recommendations for one of these types of tools. The inconvenience of trying to pump a tyre from 6psi to 42psi, and giving up at 34psi after getting knackered, I was spurred on.  The Vonhaus got a resounding thumbs-up and so I took the plunge. I would have been cheaper from eBay but delivery not until later in the week or even next week.  A few pounds more on Amazon Prime and it arrives today sometime. VonHaus 12v Cordless Tyre Inflator It will no doubt need the battery charging but at least I should be able to get the tyre fully up to pressure and then see about getting up to FWR where it was fitted and get it looked at.  I have Friday off work to get this sorted. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079Z9FQPW/