Acetylene bottle in an SUV, All welders need to read this Options

[URY914]

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...

pictures tell 1000 words.

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

peace everyone,"

[dlestep]

as a past Divemaster, and dealing with pressurized steel and aluminum tanks;
common dive tanks have an operating pressure of 3000 lbs and their blow valves
set at 2250 lbs, (as well as most pressurized tanks).
Which is to say the pressure was below the blow valve setting.
I have seen steel tanks far beyond their inspection dates, most with massive
internal corrosion found during hydroscopic testing.
Even one that blew sitting in a trunk of a car that sat in the sun. The vehicles'
trunk lid and the fender were blown outward and massively deformed, like the
hulk had ripped it open. The tank only showed a 7 inch rip along the side of the
tank, and yet it did all of that damage. Its' pressure was also below that of
the blow valve setting.
I am thinking that the tank failing and the act of pushing the switch on the
electric window was coincidental.
Nevertheless; he WAS lucky, if he was in the vehicle, like he said.