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Old 02-05-2009, 10:55 PM
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Need help, bad fuel?

To-night I filled up on diesel and now the truck won't rev above @ 1200 rpm.
It smokes like crazy, pops and carries on, this was about 3 miles after I filled up with blended Biodiesel (didn't see the label until hanging up the nozzle).

Have tried the 911 stuff and no real help.

It smokes really blue and smells like a diesel does when you start one out cold, without warming it up.
It idles normally, too.
I liken it to an old gas burner with really bad points and an over rich carb.

Any idea how to fix this in a quick way?
Down on funds and a tank of fuel wasted is a big deal.

Thanks for any help and sorry to make a plea for help after a long hiatus.

Mark.
Old 02-06-2009, 08:54 AM
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What year is your truck?

Did you replace the fuel filter?
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My bet is you filled up with gasoline.
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my 2 cents

Originally Posted by infidel
My bet is you filled up with gasoline.
i was thinking that too. Might have been pumped into the wrong underground storage tank.

Or, you might have sucked up some serious sludge from the very bottom of a nearly empty underground fuel tank
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