It's not a division symbol .. just the same as the km/h on the above image does not require the driver to divide the kilometers by the number of hours ( which is always 1 .. ) to figure out vehicle speed.![]()
I thought the "Custom age 625+" ARP stuff is marketing speak for a new alloyRelated stupid observation: WTF is an "aged" arp bolt, and why would it be worth an extra 200 bux?
It screams of "we put it in grandmas car for 6 months, so it's pre aged" :O I mean really?
1) if there was a hairline leak in the bottle, it's probably empty after 20 hrs of no use.I cannot imagine aging a bolt would improve anything. Now, soaking it under LN2 for a few hours, after baking it in an oven at 300 degrees, will make bolts stronger. It removes an hydrogen, and forces a molecular rearrangement.But you have to warm it back up very slowly to avoid adding new ones.
I have a differen't stupid question; I have an old oxyacetlyene torch setup that was given to me, and I've heard the old setups are dangerous. this one is in unknown condition, and it's from at latest the 60's. I've heard the acetylene tanks are potentially explosive. Is there any danger to transporting the tanks to the welding shop to be inspected? They refill tanks.
and I have to replace the hoses. Would the regulators still be good after 20 years of no usei
I have a differen't stupid question; I have an old oxyacetlyene torch setup that was given to me, and I've heard the old setups are dangerous. this one is in unknown condition, and it's from at latest the 60's. I've heard the acetylene tanks are potentially explosive. Is there any danger to transporting the tanks to the welding shop to be inspected? They refill tanks.
and I have to replace the hoses. Would the regulators still be good after 20 years of no use?
3) only way to be sure is to wave a flame aroj d the bottle. You'll know soon enough if there's a leak. Then it won't matter
I should have used a happy face and then a skull to convey that this is a bad ideaOxygen is far more dangerous. Oil on the regulator threads can cause spontaneous explosion. Acetylene not so much - its much more explosive if you have a leaky bottle inside of a container ( like the inside of your car or truck tool box ) .. usually the bottles just catch on fire, but eventually they will explode - I've seen tanks shoot up and explode 60 feet in the air, like a firework .. raining down asbestos. The tank farm at my training center lit up in 2017, all we heard were a couple booms and then the fire alarm went off; the firemen wouldn't even enter the building until the next day.
I have two Acetylene tanks in the back of my work truck - if they are secured, they are OK to transport, as long as you don't drive a truck that requires going through a highway inspection station .. then you need DOT papers and hazard signs. As long as the regulators do not leak and are clean ( free of oil ) ..they should be OK if still working. Definately replace the hoses.
Do NOT do this. It happened to me on accident - the hose attached to the torch handle was loose and leaking on an Acetylene setup I was using .. the gas filled the area surrounding me and when my flame hit the cloud I was engulfed in the fireball ( burned off my eyebrows and facial hair ) and then flames started shooting out of the leaky hose, giving me a 3rd degree burn on my forearm. I've seen flames at the bottle fitting, it may be possible to shut the tank off but best to remove to a safer area.
Acetylene has a distinct smell just like natural gas does. Use your nose or soapy water to check for leaks.
That's just the thing; you can't drain the fluid from the tc. if you pull a line and do it that way, it empties the pan, then nothing flows. it goes from the pump to the tc, only a part goes thru the cooler line.
Like this?I'm sure someone down the years has done this: has anyone installed a dual din stereo in our dash? Lazarus needs a stereo, and there's an alpine 670 dual din unit that has all the features I want, for 1000 bux less the the one that will go in a single din. Lazarus had a warning panel, since replaced with a wideband. I'll figure out somewhere else to put it. will that give me enough room for a double din there?
I can't find a set of wires to run it. I've blindly probed the connector at the inertia switch, and can't find them. Got a pagenumber for the pinout of that connector? I've looked at the evtm, and it there are a pin out of c436 I'll be damned if I can find it. I don't want to apply a 12 car cattery to a random set of wires that run into the gas tank.![]()