Bad news from TS in SA

[Texas88]

Seen this on TV lastnight.
Bummer.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/met...s.33e6660.html

[Roadhog]

This is sad.
I shut my rig down 80% of the time. I am always keeping windows and/or vents cracked open for ventilation...no matter what time of the year. But I am like this even at home. I seem to always want fresh air. Summer/winter...no matter. I even park in such a way to take advantage of prevailing winds...if I have the luxury....or far away from other trucks, because of exhaust. That is getting tougher...now you are lucky most of the time to even find a spot to park.

I idle if I am just making a brief stop, or during my early break hours when I do my paperwork, eat a meal, watch TV, go online, etc. But when it comes time to hit the rack...I shut down, crack the windows and don ear plugs.

I guess it is wise to buy a CM alarm. Would be nice if manufacturers would build these in as standard equipment. Why don't they?...and powered by the vehicle's own power system...instead of 9v batteries.

[shyykatt]

:sad: very truly sad.

[Texas88]

I'm lucky my son rarely idles his truck. Computer shows 1% when he goes in for some maintenance at the terminal. And his last experience with that T2000 he drove a year ago May that had a leak, comes even close to those symptoms, he's sniffing for any leak.

As soon as I bought this place 10 years ago, I went out and got a CM alarm, put it next to the furnace, ac plug in. There not that expensive, and should be in all trucks hooked up to the system..

[PackRatTDI]

Diesel engines generally don't produce the high levels of CO that gasoline engines do. The exhaust byproducts of diesel combustion are generally CO2 and NOx.