Date:         Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:03:40 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Diesels
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>No, for some of us it's not being afraid of change.
>Some of us CANT STAND the stench of them...
>I'm allergic to diesel fumes. It makes my sinuses and
>eyes burn, and makes me feel nauseous and VERY irritable
>even in small quantity.

Ah, that's bad luck!

>There's nothing in the world more vile than being behind
>a rolling roadblock diesel that's struggling up an 8%
>grade at 7000 feet and belching a thick black cloud of
>poison.

I hate diesel soot too. Especially at oilchange time!

>That's one of the reasons for having a subaru motor is
>so I can PASS those friggin things....
>I think at the very least they should be forced to meet the
>same smog requirements as gas engines.

New European diesels now have catalytic converters.

>It's been suggested that it's the sulpher in the diesel
>exhaust that I have such an adverse reaction to.
>I don't know... but I know I hate it beyond compare.

I'm sure it is sulfur. Highly toxic too when burned, as well as
acrid. Wre have high-sulfur distillate hee too, and lots of smoky
diesels (Nissans seem to be the worst offenders).