Gas vs PSD
Laughing Gas
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From: Jessup, PA
You are correct.
And actually a diesel is less polluting than a gas engine. By a wide margin.
Pretty near 0% hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide is produced during the combustion process.
Gas engines have required catalytic converters since the mid '70's and diesel engines have not until much later and those are simply particulate traps, not catalytic converters.
And actually a diesel is less polluting than a gas engine. By a wide margin.
Pretty near 0% hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide is produced during the combustion process.
Gas engines have required catalytic converters since the mid '70's and diesel engines have not until much later and those are simply particulate traps, not catalytic converters.
Fleet Owner
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From: Rio Rico, AZ.
Diesels don't need any of that stuff. You could live in the exhaust of a diesel engine. At idle the fuel air ratio is around 100/1. Plenty of oxygen left over to survive on and the amount of CO is just a trace.
You would smell like a locomotive, and I don't recommend that you try it, but you would be alive.
In a gas engine exhaust all but .5% of the oxygen is left over, along with about .%5-1% CO, 125PPM HC. Without the catalyst there to clean up the mess that would be released to the environment.
That's just the exhaust stream, you also have to make sure that the volitile gasoline doesn't vent HC to the atmosphere, so you have to have the EVAP system on the fuel storage.
Diesel is oil and won't evaporate like gasoline does.
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I saw a TV show a while back where they were using a diesel powered personel transport in an underground mine.
Definately not a place where you want to have a bunch of CO and HC gathering.
With the diesel there is no chance of a volitile fuel escaping and filling the mine with explosive gasses.
And cleaning up the exhaust is easy, they just used a particulate trap for the soot.
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Modular motor junkie
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From: Texas
On a 50 mile trip to the scrap yard, I have to move over 5-10 times for faster traffic.
Logistics Pro
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From: Millersburg, OH
I'm pretty neutral on the whole V10 vs PSD. I like my V10 but have nothing against the 7.3, 6.0 or 6.4. I will probably always buy a V10 because it does what I need it to do but I don't begrudge anyone buying a PSD.
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From: Carhenge
I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a V-10 if the right opportunity presented itself.
Posting Guru
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From: Union Lake MI
I feel the same way too, Even tho I think I just landed a
91 5.9 Cummins Now I need an adapter to get it to my C6 in my 78 F350
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Modular motor junkie
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From: Texas
sure would love to put one of those in my 83 F350.
Lead Driver
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From: Rhode Island
You are correct.
And actually a diesel is less polluting than a gas engine. By a wide margin.
Pretty near 0% hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide is produced during the combustion process.
Gas engines have required catalytic converters since the mid '70's and diesel engines have not until much later and those are simply particulate traps, not catalytic converters.
And actually a diesel is less polluting than a gas engine. By a wide margin.
Pretty near 0% hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide is produced during the combustion process.
Gas engines have required catalytic converters since the mid '70's and diesel engines have not until much later and those are simply particulate traps, not catalytic converters.
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From: Humble, Texas
Bill has finally seen the light!! Congrats Bill. Believe me when I tell you that the women flocking to your new diesel will become a burden. It is just something that we learn to live with. May peace be with you.
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From: Texas
Bill has finally seen the light!! Congrats Bill. Believe me when I tell you that the women flocking to your new diesel will become a burden. It is just something that we learn to live with. May peace be with you.
Disclaimer: A slight modification may have been accomplished to achieve desired results.
Disclaimer: A slight modification may have been accomplished to achieve desired results.
I said that a gasser puts out more harmful gases from the exhaust, and that a diesel is better in that one area.
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From: Vacaville, Ca
What word there? Where?