Someone please help, stranded and sick

[chessie4905]

Around here,  most diesel fuel pumps have green covers on the nozzle, and black for gasoline. Except BP... They have green for gasoline and black for diesel. Most truck stops are all black. Go figure. Maybe you could get away with oil or lube in that fuel and burn it. I wouldn't take the chance on your coach engine. I'd have done it in my Old diesel though years ago.

[Scott & Heather]

Hi guys, so we are back on the road and my wife is feeling good enough to drive today and tomorrow. I absolutely cannot I'm toast. Today I bought a 65 gallon poly tank from tractor supply and a 12 volt fuel transfer pump. I then stuck the pickup for the transfer pump into the very top surface of the fuel in the tank just suctioning the top layer and slowly dropping down until I had removed a full 70 gallons of almost pure gas. It was fuming and clearly just gas. Then I put in a big container of power service diesel treatment/pump lube and also dumped in a gallon of 40 wt oil. Then I put in no less than 84 gallons of fresh diesel into the tank and I've been driving so far with zero issues. I am completely wiped and have to visit the restroom to vomit or the other end every 20 minutes or so. Somehow I mustered the energy to get this taken care of. Hope none of you ever have this happen to you. Just plain sucks.


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[Scott & Heather]

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[DKO]

That is quite an adventure.

[Lee Bradley]

Congratulations!  You have some handy new tools and you're not out $2000. You can probably use the gas, half a tank at a time, in the toad.

[Zephod]

But Diesel engines run quite well off gasoline. I don't see the problem. In fact the Diesel engine can take just about any liquid fuel. I know a guy in Europe that runs his Diesel transit off corn oil.


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[Lee Bradley]

Go ahead. Let us know how it works out for you.

[Utahclaimjumper]

  Any dumb @$# that would run a 17 to 18 to 1 diesel engine on gasoline would deserve the explosion that would result.>>>Dan

[Oonrahnjay]

Any dumb @$# that would run a 17 to 18 to 1 diesel engine on gasoline would deserve the explosion that would result.>>>Dan 

      Kinda like anybody who would run gasoline through his diesel pressure pump and injectors would deserve the damage that he'd get.   (Mostly.   Some diesels have pump/distributor systems that are lubed by engine oil -- anybody know about the DD 2-stroke?  Is is lubed and cooled by the fuel?)

[Utahclaimjumper]

 DDs use a common displacement gear pump that is lubed by the fuel ( not the high pressure pumps that todays diesels use,)>>>D ( Scott did the correct thing under the circumstances)

[CrabbyMilton]

I'm glad you made it out of that mess and will feel better soon.
Gasoline in a diesel engine isn't a good idea. I remember one time a stupid lady was putting gasoline in a diesel FORD SUPERDUTY pickup. I was going to say something but I figured if one is that stupid...
The way that engine sounded when she pulled in it probably wasn't the first time.

[Oonrahnjay]

DDs use a common displacement gear pump that is lubed by the fuel ( not the high pressure pumps that todays diesels use,)>>>D ( Scott did the correct thing under the circumstances)

    That's what I thought.   Thanks.

[luvrbus]

LOL that wasn't the $20.00 pump I was talking about,you have to love Tractor Supply good job Scott 

[richard5933]

Bonus points should be awarded for your resourcefulness. Glad that you got it worked out and that you're on the road. Hope you have a full and quick recovery.

Richard

[Zephod]

  Any dumb @$# that would run a 17 to 18 to 1 diesel engine on gasoline would deserve the explosion that would result.>>>Dan

You mean like this guy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9-i9tcESU


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