[AT] Ford F250 Diesel makes steam. UH - OH !!!

Stephen Offiler soffiler at gmail.com
Wed Nov 12 05:47:45 PST 2008


OK, Charlie, fair enough.  But am I reading too much into this to
conclude that you are not a fan of pollution controls?

Steve O.


On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:33 PM, charlie hill
<charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> Agreed Steve but its all part of the same polution system.  If the convertor
> wasn't on there the rest of the system wouldn't be and there wouldn't be a
> problem.  That is what I meant.  I wasn't trying to be precise.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 2:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford F250 Diesel makes steam. UH - OH !!!
>
>
>> If you want to get technical, Charlie, it's the self-cleaning routine
>> of the particulate trap, not the catalytic converter, that's creating
>> the flames.
>>
>> SO
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:04 PM, charlie hill
>> <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>> How would you like it for your wife or child to walk by that wearing a
>>> pair
>>> of polyester or nylon pants?  The Chevy stuff with the Isusu diesel has
>>> what
>>> I will call a flame arrestor on the end of the exhaust pipe incase
>>> someone
>>> accidentally hits it.  It's all because of the catalytic convertors they
>>> put
>>> on them.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "CEE VILL" <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
>>> To: "new atislist" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 11:16 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford F250 Diesel makes steam. UH - OH !!!
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     Golly, Steve.  I hope these units come with a lifetime supply of hot
>>>> dogs.  Looks like a $ 40,000.00 hot dog cooker for the rich guys.
>>>> (Grin)
>>>>
>>>> Interesting video.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie V. in WNY
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Date: Mon, 10 Nov
>>>>>
>>>>>  From what the recall says it's a problem in the way the computer
>>>>> controls the fuel flow. The new vehicles use some extra fuel to
>>>>> generate
>>>>> high exhaust system temperatures (over 1000 degrees) to burn off the
>>>>> diesel soot and they are malfunctioning and blowing flames.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.forddoctorsdts.com/articles/article-07-01.php has more info
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v36MCcRPRTc
>>>>> is a video of the oops...
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2007/03/ford_tailpipe_fires.html
>>>>> has a few more stories about the history of flaming Fords.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Steve W.
>>>>> Near Cooperstown, New York
>>>>>
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