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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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what do you do if you fill up with gasoline?

i was gettin diesel today and talked to a guy that was trying to syphon 27 gallons of gas out of his 2006 CTD 3500 drw.

what would you have done?

i told him to suck out 10 gal and fill up with diesel and be on his way.
was this right?

i got diesel.
this was someone else, i was just wondering.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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gasoline works well to clean up messy, oily parts. its a good solvent. i would think it would strip away any lubrication through the fuel system, i.e. injection pump, and id get as much of it out as possible!!!!
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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The very first thing to do in this kind of situation is to pull your head out of your Admin edit to remove unacceptable language.


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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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The very first thing to do in this kind of situation is to pull your head out of your Admin edit to remove unacceptable language.
i didnt do it.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by svanni
The very first thing to do in this kind of situation is to pull your head out of your Admin edit to remove unacceptable language..
that was helpful.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Siffon what ya can get out then add 1 Liter of ATF to the tank then fill the rest up with diesel.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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find a way to off load the gasoline. one gallon with 32 gallons of diesel isnt to bad but you will want to get it out. worse case is to call a tow truck and have it taken to a repair facility. i dont know how bad it would be to unhook the fuel line before the fuel filter and let the lp drain the tank but be sure to get some good old #2 back in there

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:23 PM
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Siffon what ya can get out then add 1 Liter of ATF to the tank then fill the rest up with diesel.
you dont want to add ATF to it!!!
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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worse case is to call a tow truck and have it taken to a repair facility.
I know someone who did this. Besides the labor charge there was a $15/gallon hazardous waste disposal fee - $525 alone!

My understanding is that anything over 1% gasoline can cause big problems.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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I know someone who did this. Besides the labor charge there was a $15/gallon hazardous waste disposal fee - $525 alone!

My understanding is that anything over 1% gasoline can cause big problems.
that was the first thing i wondered. he only had a 2 gallon bucket, i dont know what he did with the other 25gallons.
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Well, with 27 gallons I would try to get it out. If it was caught sooner I would just add a gallon or two of non detergent 30w motor oil.

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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 09:47 PM
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I appologize for the foul language. I deserved the admin edit.
Still funny though.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 10:11 AM
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I had a friend who was borrowing my diesel VW fill it with gas by mistake and then proceeded to drive it until it wouldn't run. We towed it back to my place, drained the gas out of the tank, the lines, and the pump, changed the filter, added diesel and she started right up and ran fine, as if nothing had happened.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 12:25 PM
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If he could of gotten the gas down to under 5 gallons then he could of added 2-3 qt's of 2 cycle oil and then fill it back up with diesel and hope for the best.
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 02:18 PM
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This is exactly why the wifey refuses to fill up my truck. She is afraid she will put gas in it........ Fine by me, I'll fill it up.
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