[AT] synthetic oil - gas versus diesel trucks

[Cecil Bearden]

I agree, and that is the reason I don't have a diesel as a daily 
driver.  All of my tractors are quieter than a Cummins diesel  the 
Navistar/Ihc is next, then the Duramax is the quietest of the light 
trucks.    I have 2 F350 1995 models that I need to get back into 
service.   The electronic throttle is a problem if a mouse ever gets 
into the truck.   The other one needs a new torque convertor.  The 
transmissions could not handle the torque of the engine.   I have a 
friend with a 90's Dodge diesel.  He drives up and then leaves it 
running forever...   Wife & I have decided that next time we are going 
to ask him if the battery is good and then tell him to shut the Da%%^ 
thing off!  I see many here in OKC with a tailpipe so large that it 
almost drags the ground, and sounds like an outdoor speaker.   When it 
takes off, it leaves a smokescreen like a WWII fighter plane!!

Cecil in OKla


On 11/20/2016 6:56 AM, John Hall wrote:
> The noise and smell are my 2 biggest knocks against diesel vehicles. Why
> on earth diesel engines in vehicles have to be so %&*$ loud is beyond
> me. We've only had 4 pcs of diesel machinery here on this farm--2
> 4020's, 4430 and a 6620 combine. None of them at full throttle make the
> racket a diesel pickup idling does. Lets be honest, Semi-trucks are
> quieter than pickups. And then there are the idiots that have to get
> more HP and change the exhaust to make it louder. Whatever happened to
> walk softly and carry a big stick? Love the durability and longevity of
> diesels, just wish Detroit would quit marketing to the same old
> defective gene that causes males in this country to "compensate" for
> their inadequacies.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> On 11/19/2016 6:58 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>> For a daily driver, the gasoline is just more adaptable to start and
>> stop driving while working or running errands, and the noise of a diesel
>> is a pain in city driving while running errands, and going through
>> drive-thru facilities.
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