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Re: NOS Question

To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Subject: Re: NOS Question
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 19:31:47 -0700
Agree 100%
Ed


Dave Dahlgren wrote:

> I would personally think that the engine compartment or any
> place that gets very hot is the worst place for a pressure
> vessel.. Kinda why they have the blow off valve... The odds
> of the bottle bursting are mighty slim with the blow off
> valve vented to the outside.. I would personally think that
> every bottle that has blown up has had a tampered with blow
> off. The physics behind how they work is just too reliable
> to fail under any kind off normal installation. I think idea
> of a container ie. metal box was a good one. Why the change
> again? what test data has some one come up with or what
> failure of this device occured that prompts the new change?
> has there been an occurance of the box blowing up too and
> giving way? The box in keith Turks car was much thicker and
> offered more protection than any of the 'firewalls' I have
> ever seen at B'ville.
> Dave Dahlgren
>
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