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Old 06-27-2014, 01:45 PM
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hey guys,... any ideas or tips for keeping the soot of your boat and trailer. we just bought a dodge diesel with a 12 valve for a tow rig and its turned up and runs great, but everytime we pull with it the boat is covered in soot, and its a pain to get off!

what do some of you other diesel guys do?
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tune it down so it's not blowing smoke. Sorry but I have my D-Max tuned but blowing a crap load of black smoke is just throwing $$ out the pipe.
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Old 06-27-2014, 03:09 PM
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Big, long stack threw the box of the truck. Have the exit up out of the slip stream of the boat.
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Old 06-27-2014, 03:14 PM
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I ran a stack on my 6.4...screw that..Went to a axle dump that shoots it straight down and also had the truck live tuned so is toesnt smoke like crazy...smoke does not = power...
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A good turn down at the stock location does wonders. And when your not towing you can put black spots on the white lines.
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Having had a couple of diesel's-- Black smoke is not necessarily a good thing - back on to topic.

I've used Simple Green - to get the soot off-- Wet the surface and then spray on full strength. It should work.

Take care and please get your diesel looked at - it could be something as simple as a bad air filter.

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Old 06-28-2014, 07:50 AM
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Its a 12v 6bt they must be turned up a little to get out of their own way. And when you do they smoke. Its just how p pumped diesels run with a little fuel thrown at them.
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if you want to get rid of black smoke add more boost! Won't get rid if it but it will tame it down some..
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You don't say where your exhaust exits. If you have a stack, it's certainly gonna get all over the boat. My truck is deleted and tuned. You can see the tailpipe exits at about a 45 degree angle out the right rear side. I also run Rocktamer hitch mounted flaps when towing as well which I believe help deflect the soot. At most, I'll get some soot on the trailer tongue. Since I keep everything sprayed down after each use with Boat Candy spray wax, it wipes right off.

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Originally Posted by cagedlx
hey guys,... any ideas or tips for keeping the soot of your boat and trailer.
My suggestion would be not to have the soot. A clean boat and a truck with burning all the fuel would be the set up I'd want for my tow rig.
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