Original tire care

**lowmile** · #1 01-22-2003, 02:18 AM

Yes, the markings are still there, but they are very hard to read. I think the last 3 letters are TEA. I'll look at it in the daylight and see if I can see it any better. Do you know the deal on the aqua line on the tread? It goes around most of the tread and is about the with of what an ink pen would make. Mark

Nova Research Project · #2 01-22-2003, 04:29 AM

Mark,

I think the aqua (or other color) line was on most tires. It was applied in the mold like the other lettering. Other than that I do not know what it signified. Any chance of emailing a picture of the code?
Thanks, Greg

**SS427** · #3 01-22-2003, 05:11 AM

Mark,
If by chance you have a build sheet, the tire code is listed in box 93. Those numbers/letters are stamped on the tire. If you have the sheet, check it against the stampings.
Rick

**lowmile** · #4 01-22-2003, 03:11 PM

I've had a good many Nova's and have usually been able to find a build sheet, if I looked. You think it would be a sure-thing to find one in a 5000 mile car but no luck so far. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif[/img] And you know how important it is to have when your trying to document a real 6 cly three speed on the column car. As we all know there are a few people out there trying to pass off their old big blocks cars as real 6cly cars. Good doucumentation is everything...... [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif[/img] Mark

**SS427** · #5 01-22-2003, 03:55 PM

Dennis Cumby just forwarded a photo of an original spare out of his Nova to me. He stated there was no letters/numbers on the tread only a stripe so the build sheet code may not apply like it does to the Chevelles. In some cases, they were a different manufacturer and maybe the white wall vs raised white letter tires might have something to do with it.
Rick

Nova Research Project · #6 01-23-2003, 07:59 PM

NNN had a picture on a low mile car with an intact spare with KODB (I think) on the tread. This is the 70 broadcast copy code for the BF Goodrich Silvertown dual white stripe white walls. Different manufactures could have coded them differently. The broadcast copy has 4 spaces for tire code. Boxes 266-276 on the Chassis Broadcast. Greg

ORIGLS6 · #7 01-23-2003, 09:36 PM

OK, I know this thread started about the care of original tires and we've deviated some but I'm going to display my total ignorance of this matter. When were the stamping/markings placed on the tires? Were these done at the tire manufacturer or were they applied at the assembly plants? If done at the manufacturer, were the specs supplied by GM and were they different markings for each supplier, i.e., Goodyear, Firestone, Uniroyal, General? A lot of questions, I know but this is getting interesting. Anal, but interesting!
(Hi, Rick) [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/crazy.gif[/img]

**lowmile** · #8 01-22-2003, 02:53 PM

I'll try to get a pic of it. It might not show up. Mark

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