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

[Stephen Offiler]

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>
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> 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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