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Old 12-15-2008, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by katja View Post
I've never known a diesel to NOT smoke, run loud & some what rough on a very cold start...
My wagon starts very well in the cold, very little smoke. And its just about nill at idle. On the opposite end of the spectrum, I get a plume with the 240 starts, anyone who gets in the cloud's way would have trouble breathing normally. So there's a big difference between the two and the 240 is not what I'd consider normal for an old diesel, but then, these are the only two I have experience with. If they all smoke a ton when they're cold, then I guess I just got lucky with the wagon.
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