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And I just wanted to say " thank you" to the mods for reopening this thread for discussion and policing it well.
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Look all over the engine. where might I find the tag on a M944A1 w/NHC250.I have personally inspected the engine ID plates on the NHC250 and the 8.3 6CTA Cummins engines and both stated that these engine were compliant with EPA regulations for date of manufacture. Now I can't say about the Detroit diesels or the Cat engines. How about someone get eyes on those ID tags and chime in.
My NHC250 tag was on the timing cover bow in front of the fuel injection pump on the drivers side of engine.Look all over the engine. where might I find the tag on a M944A1 w/NHC250.
Actually the Army didn't lose- they have exemptions for their engines due to the fact they run JP8 predominantly. JP8 spec does not control the sulfur content - thus making it incompatible with the emissions control equipment currently available for the diesel engines. So selling vehicles that had a military exemption to the civilian market may be the problem.The EPA fought this battle with the US Army, and the US Army lost. Hence the death of the multifuel engine....
There is a backstory to this: The EPA had been giving the Army (well, the military in general) exemptions for the multifuel for years and finally they said "no more exemptions, you have X years to replace it, so you better buy as many now as you think you'll need". This is why about 90% of the multifuels you see in trucks are all from 1988-1989.Actually the Army didn't lose- they have exemptions for their engines due to the fact they run JP8 predominantly. JP8 spec does not control the sulfur content - thus making it incompatible with the emissions control equipment currently available for the diesel engines. So selling vehicles that had a military exemption to the civilian market may be the problem.
Amazing the number of people that don't bother to read.thay are all gone becuase of the EPA enforcing an agreement between them and TACOM. EPA is havign a hissy fit over the emmission stuff since DoD is exepemt from them normally.
They've stopped MRAPs from going to PDs and it looks like they will stop gen sets and pumps as well.
I've seen the emails coming out of GSA. It's not GLs fault and GSA and DLA are trying to keep some people in the loop about it. they have even thought about trucks in private hands.
Had a post about it earlier today but it got deleted, even after I gave a mod a 12 hour lead and no reply.