WOW! CTD Exhaust can scorch grass!
Parked my 2016 CTD on some short grass for about 15 minutes and let it idle. When I pulled away, the grass was scorched and later died. That exhaust gives off some heat!
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As I recall there were some issues with Fords starting grass fires when regen first came out and they changed the programming not to allow regen unless the truck moving. This was probably just from exhaust heat. I guess that this is one argument for a lift kit, as if trucks aren't already high enough.
I have heard tales of emegency vehicles that are left idling a lot having expensive repairs due to regen being inhibited. This re-enforces my belief that regen was not related to his problem unless it was already started when he parked.
As for idling a long time, I don't make a practice out of doing that but I did notice that nobody seemed to care if he had a reason for doing so and there are some. One good one that comes to mind is keeping the air on for a dog that is not allowed to leave the truck for some reason. I know a guy who returned his new Tahoe because it would not stay running for more than 30 minutes while parked. The guy's dog almost died while the owner was touring a museum that was not dog friendly and the car shut itself off. He was told that GM would not allow that setting to be changed unless the owner was an emergency responder. I guess that if you want to travel with animals and leave the vehicle for any reason on a hot day you have to do it in a motorhome. That is good for the environment!
I have heard tales of emegency vehicles that are left idling a lot having expensive repairs due to regen being inhibited. This re-enforces my belief that regen was not related to his problem unless it was already started when he parked.
As for idling a long time, I don't make a practice out of doing that but I did notice that nobody seemed to care if he had a reason for doing so and there are some. One good one that comes to mind is keeping the air on for a dog that is not allowed to leave the truck for some reason. I know a guy who returned his new Tahoe because it would not stay running for more than 30 minutes while parked. The guy's dog almost died while the owner was touring a museum that was not dog friendly and the car shut itself off. He was told that GM would not allow that setting to be changed unless the owner was an emergency responder. I guess that if you want to travel with animals and leave the vehicle for any reason on a hot day you have to do it in a motorhome. That is good for the environment!
