Ford to Recall 37,400 Fire Breathing Diesels

[wilfred]

Yikes!

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070321/ford_stop_sale.html?.v=1

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday told dealers to temporarily stop selling certain 2008 F-series Super Duty diesel pickups after receiving reports of flames shooting out of the vehicle's tailpipe. Ford said it was recalling 37,400 F-Series Super Duty trucks with 6.4-liter diesel engines. The majority of the pickups -- 29,000 -- were still on dealer lots, the automaker said.
Ford spokesman Dan Jarvis said it received three reports of flames coming from the truck's tailpipe, caused by leaking fuel that ignited in the exhaust system's diesel particulate filter near the tailpipe.
"It's really something that we noticed early on and we're moving swiftly to fix the problem," Jarvis said.
There have been no injuries or vehicle fires connected to the recall. There has been one report of a grass fire in Texas that was quickly extinguished, he said.
Jarvis said the flames could only occur in engines with leaking fluids, which he said was very rare. Two of the complaints involved leaking fuel injectors and the other involved leaks coming from a crack in the turbocharger shaft.
The automaker will have dealers upgrade software for the powertrain control module, which will power down the engine under higher-than-expected temperatures in the diesel particulate filter. Similar software updates will take place at the Louisville, Ky., plant where the trucks are built.
Jarvis said the stop sale order should only last a few days as dealers reprogram the software. Owners of the remaining 8,400 trucks will be notified about the recall in early April and will be able to have the software upgrade at no charge.
In a separate action, fewer than 10,000 of the trucks will have the battery cable rerouted to avoid chafing against a shield in the engine compartment that prevents water and mud from getting into the engine. Ford said the recall does not affect gasoline-powered pickups or those with 6.0-liter or 7.3-liter diesel engines.

[marin8703]

dang, i gotta get one of these. that would be pretty cool having flames shoot out the exhaust. As long as the truck doesnt blow up its cool.

[evldave]

Rumor has it Ford is going to actually let current owners trade in these trucks for replacements, then ship the trucks to El Paso without any modifications

[HummBebe]

Originally Posted by evldave

Rumor has it Ford is going to actually let current owners trade in these trucks for replacements, then ship the trucks to El Paso without any modifications

It's crap like that that makes you evil

[KenP]

Originally Posted by wilfred

Yikes!

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070321/ford_stop_sale.html?.v=1

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday told dealers to temporarily stop selling certain 2008 F-series Super Duty diesel pickups after receiving reports of flames shooting out of the vehicle's tailpipe.

Great for clearing brush, so what's the problem?

[Agriv8r]

perfect for tailgaters

[ROX]

Hold my Beer! Watch This!

[usetosellhummer]

Ford, of course, they still don't have the deisl trucks fighrued out yet

Wow. And I thought only turbos did that!

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by marin8703

dang, i gotta get one of these. that would be pretty cool having flames shoot out the exhaust. As long as the truck doesnt blow up its cool.

Imagine how great it would be to pull up alongside a smug little Prius and scorch the side of the "car".

Ignore the recall and scorch a Prius for fun. Cool.

[wilfred]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Wow. And I thought only turbos did that!

And rotaries too! I had a RX-7 many moons ago that would spit sparks if I downshift too hard.

[f5fstop]

When we were younger, we used to install a spark plug in the end of the tailpipe, just to shoot flames out of the pipe. Now, Ford installs it as a standard option on their trucks.....damn

[marin8703]

Originally Posted by DRTYFN

Imagine how great it would be to pull up alongside a smug little Prius and scorch the side of the "car".

I was thinking something similar, no car, just the tree-hugger standing behind the truck. but yours is more realistic.

[Hunner]

Those powder strokes have their problems. I think this is the second time they had to recall engines. I think it's a Farmall. I will stick to my Cummins. Their fix is to have it power down like when your egt's get high so when you are pulling a hill hauling 20,000 lbs it gags and you lose power? Oh joy!

[evldave]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

It's crap like that that makes you evil