I didn't know......
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From: George West, Texas....
I didn't know......
A diesel F-250 4x4 would burn up.......
I was on US 281 just north of Alice, TX and sitting on the side was a F-250 crew cab 4x4 (use to be a nice looking truck)
all burned, tires and all...I didn't think a diesel would burn
like a gasser... But I guess I was wrong...
What would cause this ? I stopped and ask the owner, he
said it started smoking then whoosh...there it set.....
Has anyone seen such?
I was on US 281 just north of Alice, TX and sitting on the side was a F-250 crew cab 4x4 (use to be a nice looking truck)
all burned, tires and all...I didn't think a diesel would burn
like a gasser... But I guess I was wrong...
What would cause this ? I stopped and ask the owner, he
said it started smoking then whoosh...there it set.....
Has anyone seen such?
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From: Chicago suburbs
If I would have read this thread before going down to BTS in Arkansas, I would have stopped when I found out that my fuel pressure guage was leaking diesel. I drove the last 250 miles and leaked ~ 10 Gallons. When stopped, the whole underside dripped. The back of the truck (cap door and tail gate) was also covered and unable to look through the window. I was thinking that diesel was like lantern oil and was a slow burner. I took a chance.
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Diesel fuel can ignite, I was at my buddies house a few weeks back, and we could not get a fire to stay lit, and had no gas or kero. I get the idea of taking a can, opening the drain valve on my fuel bowl, filling the can with diesel. Shut the valve, walked over to the small flame, and she lite right back up and stay going all night. I was smart that day.
There have been reports of PSD starting on fire, one is when an HPO line blew off the pump, sprayed oil on a hot exhaust manifold, and it went into flames. The exhaust manifolds get HOT, 1000*+, that will ignite diesel or standard oil I would belive.
There have been reports of PSD starting on fire, one is when an HPO line blew off the pump, sprayed oil on a hot exhaust manifold, and it went into flames. The exhaust manifolds get HOT, 1000*+, that will ignite diesel or standard oil I would belive.
Of the next Riffraff East
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From: Concord NC
Yes, a truck or any other vehicle can and will burn. Seen several burn and never touch the fuel or gas. Plenty of other stuff to burn. Electrical fires probably account for more than gas or fuel. And of couse diesel will burn, if not wouldn't be much good as fuel for our trucks. Diesel does have a much higher flash point than gas and therefore is harder to get to burn, but it will burn and it will burn good.
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From: Albany, Oregon
When I was in the Marines we tried to light a burn barrel with diesel one time and it took forever to get that stuff to light( like 20 minutes). Maybe we had cheap government fuel or something. lol!
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Diesel does burn good, when we burn alot of brush around here thats what we use to get the fire going and to stay going since it doesn't just flash and burn all away it can get the fire going good.
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