Well it got cold here up in Canada you know Went to fire up the old girl saw frost on the hood I live in the warmest part of Canada Then the grid heater came on and she fired instantly but I got a with of that smell from when you fire up a cold diesel n man that made me so happy I love that smell.

 

Yes Yes Yes. The last few years I have been storing my truck instead of driving the ALCAN. I love Canada but lets face it, a thousand miles of trees, critters, lakes and dust that look like my backyard gets boring. Anyway, when I fire up the truck for the first time in many months, no matter if stored in Alaska, WA or CA, that first sound of clattering pistons, the first smell of burning fuel oil just gets my heart pumping.

I know you are talking more about when you fire it up on a cold crisp day but when it fires off after not being run for many months, for me it is almost the same thing.

Glad you like it. If you ever find a way to bottle that smell I will buy some off you.

 

Never had that smell till I took off the CAT.. Nice she smells a little better.


I remember as a kid I used to take summer trips with dad. Dad was a owner operator for a moving company. I can still remember the smell of diesel while stopping at truck stops. Riding in that truck were some of the greatest times I've had.

 

Guess I am a sicko then, I like the smell ANYTIME I get a whiff........

 

Same ! took the CAT off and it actually smells like a diesel. Got a good whiff of it this morning my girlfriend thinks it stinks haha

 

I love the smell of diesel in the morning !

 

Smells like.......... Victory..

 

I like the smell of my diesel anytime..... it smells like fastfood

 

I Love the Smell of Incomplete Combustion of diesel in the Morning!!

 

It smells like money to me but that's because I work on them for a living.

 

Like that -20 cold that leaves a blue haze in the air, and would make your neighbor consider calling the fire department. I love that smell, makes the eyes water alittle.

 

I love the smell of an idling diesel anytime, but I especially like when you are in a campground and the sweet smell of unburnt diesel is competing with the aroma of freshly cooked bacon.

For years I was a diesel mechanic and I remember on Saturdays the smell and my eyes burning as I went up and down the rows and rows of transit coaches pulling a 55 gallon drum of Delo Oil while topping off the engines I would then start a row of them and let them build up air pressure so I could check all of the systems.

One row would have about 30 coaches deep times about 100 rows across.

Most of them were old 6-V71 Detroit's with millions of miles on the ticker and were slobbered with black oil, we were just replacing what had leaked out of them in the last day.

The nice smell of diesel exhaust was quite noxious back then but luckly I learned to love the smell again.

Jim

 

Ive been able to distinguish different diesel makes by smell (until recently).
Prior to the introduction of chemical agents being delivered into the exhaust systems, I used to be able to tell the Fords from the Chevys from the Dodges just by smell.
The Cummins has a distinct smell that's separate from the PowerStrokes which is separate from the Duramax.
This was true even in the 80's and 90's - especially for those diesels that were N/A.
I liked them all.
Today, its a bit tougher to distinguish one from another and with the modern diesel burning so clean, I am unable to smell anything out of my friends new VW Passat diesel.