I have a diesel truck as well as a 25,000 watt diesel standby generator for my home. I'm curious if they will be affected should a solar flare zap us. I'm not too well versed in the whole solar storm issue.
no its diesel and not electric
looking at a worst case scenario. not until you run out of fuel and there's no power at the filling station to pump your diesel out of the ground tank into yoursTHEN it might be a problem.getcha a hand pump and long hose
No. Diesel equipment is totally mechanical - no electronics to be affected.
The very most a flare has ever done in recorded history is trip circuit breakers on long distance power lines.
Most solar storms don't affect us but occasionally intense electromagnetic disturbances can knock out communications or possibly even overload power grids. I wouldn't worry too much about your diesel truck. Not too sure about your generator but it's highly unlikely to be affected.
