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Texas88
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 232
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: Bad news from TS in SA |
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Seen this on TV lastnight.
Bummer.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA110206.08B.truck.bodies.33e6660.html |
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Roadhog
Joined: 16 Sep 2005
Posts: 4439
Location: Upper Lower Michigan...he heeeeeeeeee
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:40 am Post subject: |
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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. |
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shyykatt
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 2097
Location: MN
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| :sad: very truly sad. |
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Texas88
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 232
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 11:01 am Post subject: |
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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.. |
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PackRatTDI
Joined: 29 Mar 2006
Posts: 1004
Location: Las Cruces, NM
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| Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| 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. |
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