Carbon monoxide alarm

From what I understand, diesel engines produce almost no CO, as were gasoline engines produce high volumes, so if this is the case, why so much concern about the CO detectors in the trucks?

From I read, about the worst thing that can happen is you get a slight headache, even that is rare, and death from CO in a diesel rig is unheard.

Just wondering if I am missing something?

 

There are many types of carbon monoxide detectors available. The bigbox
types, typically under $100 do not react to low level CO, they are set to Time Weighted Averages that mean you have to accumulate a fair amount of CO
before they even alarm. The best instruments have displays that constantly tell you CO levels and alarm when they start to rise. Yep, they are more expensive, like the Pocket CO or other similar brands that sell for around $130 but last for years. Some are so portable you can take them with you where ever you, or your loved ones, go. Bottom line, you get what you pay for so how valuable is your health?

 

[SIZE=-1]Got this from the web

Is carbon monoxide a problem with diesel engines? Usually not, although any engine, including diesel, produces CO when combustion is incomplete. Diesel (compression ignition) engines run with an excess of air and often produce less than 1200 ppm CO. When diesel fuel is burned incompletely or when overloaded and over-fueled (rich mixture), diesel engines will produce high concentrations of CO. Diesels usually pollute the air with particulates and nitrogen oxides, not CO.[/SIZE]

 

While this is an old thread, it sure is one that is worth the "bump!"

 

My wife always had me carry one and I thought it was silly. Then Jeothro Bodine with his "Ima gonna shows youin's I can build a cheap 'ol apu" and piped the exhaust right at the level of my top windows so" He wouldn't have to smell the exhaust".

Probably saved my life.

And Jeothro a new pipe. Really should have put more support on it the vibrations just made it fall right the hell off

 

a friend found these web sites:
www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/ps/carbonmonoxidedetectors

www.co2meter.com/collections/portable

 

I've been flying small aircraft for many years (32 to be exact) and because these aircraft are air-cooled the source of heat is via a heat exchanger on the exhaust system. On the slightly larger twin engine planes like the Cessna 421 I flew for many years it was equipped with a gas fired cabin heater as are most of these types of planes. Not one time did I ever fly in one that wasn't equipped with one or two of these. Even discovered a leaking exhaust manifold on a plane in Montana one time because of these. Never felt any symptoms but noticed the circle go dark while out checking power-lines, made a very quick flight to the closest airport and the next morning the mechanic discovered a tiny hairline fracture in the system.

Never drove a truck a single mile without one in it, discovered a crack in the Y-pipe under the cab of a KW W-900 because of the circle going dark. Again, no symptoms, smell or anything but once the detector turned I went detecting and by spraying ATF into the intake we were able to make enough smoke to see the leak in the weld hidden in the Y under the cab.

 

It's a miracle I'm still alive.
No wonder company owners have Life Insurance Policies on all their drivers, then when a driver dies they put out a collection basket for the drivers family; collecting donations from drivers. Man how sad. AUTOMATION WTF bring it on; at this point who cares anymore?