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

[charlie hill]

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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