Ford Super Duty PS, auto shutdown 5 min idle

Ford Super Duty PS, auto shutdown 5 min idle

08-06-2008, 12:45 PM

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Ford Super Duty PS, auto shutdown 5 min idle

OK, I'll start by saying I'm getting info. second hand so, I don't know a lot of details.

Here's the scenario:

Vol. fire department buys a new light rescue on an '08 Ford Super Duty F450 chassis with a Powerstroke.

Dept. take delivery from vendor (a fire equipment dealer).

Dept. begins training with the apparatus in preparation to put it in service.

Truck consistently shuts down after 5 minutes idling.

Take to chassis supplier (Ford dealer).

Dealer say chassis mistakenly ordered as California Emission package (dept in New York State).

Told that Cali. emissions limits idling to 5 minutes.

Dealer say there's nothing they can do - don't let it idle.

Dept. wants to reject delivery for breach of contract. (members baby sitting downed power lines or a bad wreck at -10F need to leave the truck idling for heat).

Questions:
Does Cali. emissions really limit idle to 5 minutes?

Aren't NYS diesel emissions standards the same as California's (the reason we couldn't get the Jeep Liberty CRD and VW CRDs in NY)?

Couldn't a reflash of the ECM solve the idle limiter?

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