I would lean toward the threat of fire or explosions from gasoline engines. In the early 1970's there wasn't too much concern about emissions.
On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:51:49 -0700 "Jerry Herrman" <jer...@san.rr.com> > wrote: > > > Does diesel exhaust produce carbon monoxide? Seems like it would, but > > something I learned a few years back (now forgotten) made me wonder. > > As Alan said, a diesel runs with a surplus of oxygen, so, no, it does not > produce carbon monoxide. > > When I was in the USAF in 1972 and stationed at Peterson Field in > Colorado Springs, I made a trip to the NORAD Cheyenne Mountain Center to > pick up some material. No gasoline vehicles were allowed in the tunnels. > The buses that ran in the tunnels, taking passengers from the outside > portals to the command center deep inside the mountain, were diesel > powered. The however-many-starred-general who was Commander of NCMC at > the time had a Mercedes diesel he was allowed to drive into the tunnel. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
