Truck smoking while Excellerating

[KennyM]

Pulled out of a toll booth the other day and left a cloud of black smoke. It is really noticable in the lower gears. Also when I started the truck to look into the issue, I noticed it took about fifteen seconds for the WAIT TO START light to go out. Any Ideas.



Thanks

Ken

 

[KatDiesel]

Hows that airfilter look?

 

[KennyM]

I have only 3000 miles on this filter. It still looks like new. Also the turbo seems to wind up fine.

 

[Diesel_Dodgeboy]

Uhhh, your truck is a diesel, so that probably why your noticing the black smoke. As for the wait to start light, it has gotten cooler here in WV at night. In the mornings it take a little longer for my light to go out also.

 

[MikeR]

If you have never tightened your intercooler hoses,then get out a 7/16 deep socket and really tighten (gorilla tight) those things down. You'll notice a difference.

 

[chuck3]

Ken, Are you sure you didn't sneek some DD II's in without telling us? just kidding.

 

[Mick2500]

They all do that



Mick

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

Hot day?

Ken, has your weather been hot lately? Mine will smoke a lot more when temps run much above 90. It has been in the 90s in this part of the Northwest the last couple days, I really left a thick cloud when I nailed it Friday



Vaughn

 

[KennyM]

I will check the intercooler hoses.



Diesel_Dodgeboy, I will replace my spark plugs.



I wish I had the DDII's in, need to get exhaust and guages first.



I'm also wondering if a bad tank of feul would have excessive smoke?



Thanks for your answers

Ken

 

[maint.man]

Uh, is black smoke a bad thing? cause I kind of look at it like friends, the more the merrier

 

[Todd T]

you are right, that you need guages first. but no need to wait for a new exhaust system.



they dont do much for you anyway.

 

[Mr. Brewski]

Black Smoke =



Lots of Black Smoke =



Red & Blue flashing lights in your rear view mirror =



"There are some things that money cant buy... . for everything else theres Mastercard"

 

[Bigsaint]

Priceless

Cost of a new Dodge CTD... . $36,000

Cost if an Edge EZ box... $500. 00

Cost of McLeod dual disk clutch... $1200. 00

Cost of a BD stage 5 injectors... $996. 00



The look on their face as you leave them in a cloud of heavy black soot, accelerating through the gears at mach 5 +..... PRICELESS



For everything else there's gassers.



I like black smoke. Quite frankly, this low humidity and less smoke is bringing me down



Scott W.

 

[KennyM]

I get the mesage. SMOKE IS GOOD Also I need to learn to spell.

 

[SandDemon]

Try 110°+ . It's a ton of fun (well 3/4 ton anyway) to wait for the little convertables and give 'em a puff. It's also my way of letting the Phord behind me know I wanna play.

 

[EScott]

"It's a ton of fun (well 3/4 ton anyway) to wait for the little convertables and give 'em a puff"



I was in town with my wife a couple of weeks back and had a little rice rocket full of kids, stereo pounding, windows down...



Got the green light, and I fumigated the whole car. All four of 'em were sitting there waving their hands back and forth trying to clear the smoke.



Man I love my truck, it's a never ending source of enjoyment. Just when I think I have found all the fun things to do I find one more.

 

[Diesel Junkie]

If you drop the hammer down and the phurd behind you doesn't

hit his windshield washer and cower in fear then you need more power!