Diesel Smoke
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Diesel Smoke
Howdy yall,
I have heard a billion different opinions
on what a diesels exhaust should look like.
So I am asking you guys, to see what you think.
Just sitting around in the parking lot I get gray
smoke. Is this the right color or should it be more
black? What color is the smoke out of your trucks
when your pulling a 9,000lb trailer up a hill?
Thank's
Gr8ride.
I have heard a billion different opinions
on what a diesels exhaust should look like.
So I am asking you guys, to see what you think.
Just sitting around in the parking lot I get gray
smoke. Is this the right color or should it be more
black? What color is the smoke out of your trucks
when your pulling a 9,000lb trailer up a hill?
Thank's
Gr8ride.
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From: Baileyton, TN
Diesel Smoke
Black smoke is unused fuel, burning as it leaves the cylinder. The normal color of a smoking diesel is light grey, but if running right, only a very thin grey haze is visible. When towing up a hill, if you use too much accelerator, you will get black smoke - the only time that happens is when there is too much fuel for the revs, so it burns black through the exhaust. If you are blowing black, you are wasting fuel, so ease up a mite, and you will still get up the hill, just cheaper. Any overuse of throttle will cause volumes of black smoke to billow all over the road. This is a useful attribute of the Powerstroke, as I can get shiny Chevys covered with soot very easily.
Wm
'02 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Lariot Powerstroke; white with leather - 3.73 gears. Not yet modified but the accessories are looking good.
'96 F450 4x4 Crew Cab XLT Powerstroke; White with Grey interior. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=8385&.jpg
Wm
'02 F250 4x4 Crew Cab Lariot Powerstroke; white with leather - 3.73 gears. Not yet modified but the accessories are looking good.
'96 F450 4x4 Crew Cab XLT Powerstroke; White with Grey interior. Banks Turbo, Intercooler and Exhaust,
Power pack Chip, shift kit, Auxiliary transmission, electronic enhanced transmission control,
16 forward and 4 reverse ratios. 340hp 660ft lb, 4.10 gears, 12,ooo# winch
https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/displaythumbnail.php?&photoid=8385&.jpg
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From: Western Colorado USA
Diesel Smoke
>This is a useful attribute of the Powerstroke, as I can get
>shiny Chevys covered with soot very easily.
>
I guess now we all know that your exhaust blows out of the passenger side
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From: France
Diesel Smoke
Idleing I get no smoke at all, getting on it I get nice black smoke,on the other hand, the fuel I use here in France is very high-quality as we can find different grades at the pump.
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