Basicaly my Elte had been stood since November, used it once in the last week of December and put a pull tank of fuel in and set all tyre pressures to 35psi at the garage where I filled up. Did 51 miles that day trying to put some charge in the battery but had to turn arround and go home as the OSF brakes went metal to metal (Corroded after being stood didnt help).
Next time I went out, flat battery and flat OSR tyre. so left it. As the weather warmed bought a smart charger and put a full charge in the battery over 3 days as it was disconected at night. Pumped up the tyre and tootled off on a 30 mile round trip to get the brakes done, then nipped out and did another 20 miles that night taking the trip to 101 miles.
Few days later, reset the to do a little favour and added annother 41 miles.
Did a tank top up (not full) adding £60 fuel and recked it would have taked annother fiver to brim it, So £65 div by 142 miles the naff.
Been out and taxed the car and checked the tyre pressures at my normal garage. ( donr forget I had blown up a flat tyre but only used a portable battery /pump)
OSF 40 PSI
NSF 30 PSI
NSR 25 PSI
OSR 20 PSI
Now when i set off I visually checked the osr as I believe it to need resealing or has a slow pucture (Has been like this for ages) and TBH it looked as inflated as the rest.
Allthough I hardly use the car at the moment they havent been checked, but when I do they are checked weekly/forrnightly depending on ammount of use.
Now I knew the binding disk hadnt helped MPG, but was staggered in the difference betweem airline pressures. I know I have losses in the rears (Both) front seem hit and miss, but to see one of them over 5 PSI higher from another airline is ridiculous,
I know they should be checked cold but you cant do that if travelling to a garage so my questions are.
What tyre peresuures should I set them at after driving to a garage,
Plus what tyre presuures should should they be when cold based on MDTM findings on his runs to work (Cant find it but wanted to corfirm the pressures)
Can anyone recommend a portable/pocket Tyre pressure gauge to keep in the car that will give accurate readings on a constant basis.
Car has that brand new feel to it again using this pump at he garage today, and allthought it felt the same in December it possibly over inflated the PSi, or maybe the one today has underinflated them, but I dont have a standard to judge it by.
TIA
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