Pressure Pro arrived and installed

[p_a_lazar]

Many thanks to Stephen Birtles for providing the "deal" that "forced"
me to do the safe thing and install the Pressure Pro tire monitoring
system.

Stephen, I hope your ears weren't burning last night as I was
exploring my vocabulary of expletives. I am sure there had to be a
better way to install the sending units on the outside duals and tag,
but I sure couldn't figure it out.

Seems that the transducers are larger than the clearance around the
valve stem of the inward facing valves. After "persuading" the valve
stem to shift some, I was able to force the transducers past the valve
stem and, when not falling to the ground between the wheels,
eventually, holding my mouth just right, get them screwed onto the
valve stem.

My only concern now, is what do I do when on the road and needing to
top up air? Sitting in front of my house, although messy, lying on my
back reaching to find the dropped transducer is one thing, plus the
10-15 minutes per outside wheel of "fiddling", on the road is another.

I am sure someone here has figured out a better or easier way to do
this without having to add extensions (another source of leaks).

I am leaving on a 2000 mile trip tomorrow, so should have plenty of
opportunity to see if it all works as designed.

Again, many thanks Stephen, in spite of the apparent problem, I feel
better for having installed this than going without and I think it is
still a better solution than breaking down all the tires to install
the transducers onto the wheel internally, as the "other" system requires.

Paul
97 WB43