Born in and still live in South Jersey, 1 mile from where my father had a large chicken farm with 80,000 chickens.
Stayed here even after offered a very high paying job in NYC as a promotion. I considered living in NYC as a demotion.
Most if not all split rims have a tube. No need to use the explosion method. However, if they did not have it in a cage and the split rims let loose while tube was pressurizing, yeah that'll hurt you.
Back in the late seventies a friend of mine worked as a lifeguard at an apartment complex.
He told me the maintenance guy used the leftover paint from the apartments. I didn't believe him until I went to pick him up one day and saw this old guy with a roller and brush painting his car white...
Starter bendix gear rubbing flywheel from not fully disengaging?
Try bumping the starter ( turning key) while running and see if the sound is the same.
"I watched the process. Not for the faint of heart. Took about 30 minutes."
I was in the waiting room and heard banging, I cringed hearing it and not seeing what was going on.
Again, results were perfect