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Faunsdale, AL | If it's green and gloppy, it's likely the genseal. It does have some sort of fiber in it, I don't think it's ground up newspaper, it can really clog up the check valves in the pump we put it in with. Takes a good wire hook to pull it out of there and free up the ball, so it ain't just newspaper.
I usually just put in plenty as long as it's a low speed tire. If you put too much in a highway speed tire, it may glob up on one side/freeze and shake. I would guess a cup to a pint in a light truck tire is plenty. I would use a quart to a half gallon in a front tractor (10.00 or 11.00-16 etc.) and a couple gallons in a rear tractor tire.
It can dry out eventually after a couple years and need some additional put in. I've kept some tires running with the stuff that had no prayer of running without it and couldn't run a tube in (rough inside). Some of their airplane tires have more pinholes etc from cutting the beads than others do and will weep the liquid and go down if they sit for long periods. I think they also use a bead sealer compound when they mount the tires they sell on the rim. The genseal in them is frequently black instead of green (mixed with bead sealer?).
It seems to be useless to seal up even small punctures in a tube, but works really well running tubeless as long as the tire seats tight on the rim. That seems to be the downfall of their airplane tires in many cases, the tire just doesn't fit the rim tight enough and eventually it leaks down and pops loose. Their rims seem to be a crap shoot, some are strong enough and some have cracked along the edge of the bead when used on our loader tractors. | |
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Gensco Genseal tire sealant
