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> Acetylene bottle in an SUV, All welders need to read this
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:29 PM
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This is reposted from another forum.....

Quote "So my time almost came to an end this morning... im very lucky to be alive.

First of all, GO HUG YOUR WIFE/HUBBY and tell them you love them.

i had an acetylene bottle in my truck, the valve was bumped so slightly and over night the truck filled with the gas. i noticed the smell, and opened the doors to air out the truck. i drove the truck out of the garage to get some more air movement. i went to roll the pass side window down and as soon as i touched the power windows. BAM. with me in the truck. i lost all hearing out of my right ear and got a scratch on the back of my head. all things considering, im alive.

so now ive got the question out to toyota about a 2012 TT. 125 to canada only, 15 in standard. i want a standard...

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dont take any minutes or seconds you have for granted... it may be your last...

peace everyone,"
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:30 PM
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:31 PM
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:32 PM
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:42 PM
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Our local weld shop would not sell any bottle, even co2, unless you picked it up in a pickup.
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:44 PM
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They do walk amoung us.....
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:48 PM
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Glad he is are as well as he is. I go to airgas regularly to get my bottles filled. It seems like they all get empty at the same time. Then maybe I don't go for a year or so. Lately they made me sign a paper every trip to carry the bottle home in my old suburban. First off I don't move a bottle without the cap on it. But second, I don't do it with closed windows and never leave it in the truck overnight, or in a garage. They have rented me a bottle that leaked down as soon as I started using it too.
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post Dec 3 2011, 01:52 PM
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This is why I poo-poo the idea of the propex propane heater set-up in the other thread. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
I'm not worried about a crash, I'm worried about a leak. :bomb:
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post Dec 3 2011, 02:04 PM
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Damn.

Glad I dont use acetylene torches..
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post Dec 3 2011, 02:18 PM
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I'm amazed at how it peeled all the outer skin off, it must of filled all the inner panels.
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post Dec 3 2011, 02:23 PM
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you didn't have the steel cap on. If the cap was on that would not happened, also ALL pressure tanks need to have proper venting. Common sense
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post Dec 3 2011, 02:58 PM
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IME, the welding supply stores won't even sell or refill any pressure cylinder without the proper cap, and most won't do so unless you have a way to transport it outside the passenger compartment. You can't fix stupid!
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:09 PM
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Dec 3 2011, 01:18 PM) *

I'm amazed at how it peeled all the outer skin off, it must of filled all the inner panels.


That is strange. The gas must be heavier than air and when it settles it filled the inside of the panels.
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:18 PM
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QUOTE(Cap'n Krusty @ Dec 3 2011, 12:58 PM) *

IME, the welding supply stores won't even sell or refill any pressure cylinder without the proper cap, and most won't do so unless you have a way to transport it outside the passenger compartment. You can't fix stupid!


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The safety cap is really the key to not having this happen. AMAZING he wasn't killed!!!
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:22 PM
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the most likely is a little bit air tight, the coming out under pressure worked its way in the doors and on, he hit the power window...... Lucky if he just opened the doors and backed away
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:36 PM
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The question I have about this is where is the the black Acetylene smoke? anyone ever lit off a ballon filled with acetylene? Boom then a huge ball of fire and a black cloud. You would think that thing would have gone up like a roman candle. Inside that SUV should be black as soot. As a former auto appraiser I would be investigating this further. This is one for Myth Busters. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:53 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) on the cap. no welding shop would fill a bottle and let it go without the ca on it. I believe it is actually a safety volation. This guy most likely was transporting to or from a buddies house and neither had the brains to put the cap on. Also note he states when he hit the window switch it went boom .This implies a cumbustion yet there are NO burn or singe marks anywhere in or on the truck. The airbags can be clearly seen as can the door panel and there are NO signs of a fireball. I smell some poo here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif)
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:55 PM
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You had an Angel on your back! When I took my welding classes, the instructor spent an entire class on safety and how to handle bottles. Thank God you're safe.
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post Dec 3 2011, 03:56 PM
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I'd alo like to know how one could be on the inside of a concusion bomb strong anough to rip spot welds apart, split panels seams and peel exterior panels outwards, and not even have his ear drums ruptured (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

EDIT : I missed the part where he said he lost all hearing in his right ear
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post Dec 3 2011, 05:50 PM
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Scott and Rick said why.
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