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Farkles, Gear & Accessories => Camping Gear and Touring => Topic started by: Diesel on October 16, 2013, 09:01:14 AM
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Got a flat tyre whilst out riding recently and went to repair it at the side of the road, only to find this....... :eek :eek :eek
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This is the remnants of the hard casing of my Slime Air Compressor!
It was supposed to look like this....
(http://scooterpartsplace.com/images/products/detail/Slime_Power_Sport_Mini_Compressor_Kit.jpg)
See how the carry bag is OK, but the hard casing has welded/melted itself to it?
This is not due to heat! :-((( ...... it is due to PETROL FUMES!
My spare 2 litre fuel can must have had a leak in the pannier bag and turned the petro-chemical based plastic into mush!
You can see that I still might be able to use it by keeping the metal guts (piston and motor), but it was basically useless to me at the side of the road.
Fortunately, I carry a few mini CO2 cylinders as well, and they got me enough air pressure to limp a short way to the Servo to finish the inflation.
I hadn't checked this gear for a while and was reminded abruptly to consistently eyeball your equipment (ESPECIALLY EMERGENCY RECOVERY EQUIPMENT AND FIRST AID KIT) every now and then.
Might look in to a foot pump like many of you carry. :thumbs
Hope this helps, Villains.
Cheers, Diesel
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Wow! Just fumes can do that to your lovely Slime pump! I'll have to have a look through my RH pannier, as I carry petrol too and can smell it whenever I open the pannier. I know it made the plastic cover of my map book brittle.
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Yeh right - We all know you old blokes carry fuel so when you havent been on the bike for a while and need a hit of fumes you can just open a pannier and suck those fumes in big time :o :grin
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thanks for the heads up mate :thumb
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Yeh right - We all know you old blokes carry fuel so when you havent been on the bike for a while and need a hit of fumes you can just open a pannier and suck those fumes in big time :o :grin
Used to be better when I first got into it and we had leaded fuel!
Had to leave the NT when they brought in that Opel rubbish.
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:grin :grin
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That reminds me, need to buy new pump. My Slime pump stopped pumping, motor went but compressor didnt..
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Aaaaah those fumes ,oh you did not mean rum ..Damn but they were good while it lasted.
Must do that again sometime .inadvertantly carry a flask with mix of r&c upside down in pannier.
o:)
Tipsy
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Oh much buggar, bum ,poop and poo !!!
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I'm really surprised that fumes alone would cause the plastic to go like that. Amazing!
I usually carry 6 CO2 canisters and a tiny little manual pump to get me out of trouble.
Having said that, I've never had a puncture in 140,000km (I'll probably get one tomorrow now)
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That reminds me, need to buy new pump. My Slime pump stopped pumping, motor went but compressor didnt..
Not a good look for these Slime pumps that were all the rage "must have" a year or so ago.
I can see now where they got their name. :grin
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Where on the bike was it stored Diesel?
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Where on the bike was it stored Diesel?
Hi Sab - I had the pump in the pocket section of the pannier bag, and the fuel can in the main section of the pannier bag.
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Thanks Deisel, yep I think your diagnosis is right. :thumb