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ford_truck_guy
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Jul 22, 2016

It almost happened

A little back story -

I own and routinely drive 2 vehicles.. a 2016 5.0 F-150.. and a 2015 6.7 F-350 Diesel...

Going to visit one of our other offices the other day , traffic was really bothering me.. I pulled into the rest stop , got a cup of coffee and rolled to the fuel pumps...

As I opened the fuel door , with the green nozzle in my hand , I WOKE UP and remembered I was in my F-150



THAT WAS CLOSE ! Too close for comfort to be truthful
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  • patriotgrunt's avatar
    patriotgrunt
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2016
    I've almost done the same while driving my wife's Expedition. Habits can be hard to break.
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2016
    When I opened the fuel door on my used diesel for the first time, out popped a bunch of green ribbon that was tied to the door hinge, and I also noticed a personalized tag on the cap labelled, "diesel".
  • KD4UPL's avatar
    KD4UPL
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2016
    Diesel in the F150 probably wouldn't have been as bad or expensive as gas in the F350.
  • MitchF150's avatar
    MitchF150
    Explorer III
    Jul 22, 2016
    I thought the diesel nozzle is larger than a gas nozzle, so it wouldn't fit anyway?

    Mitch
  • icanon's avatar
    icanon
    Explorer
    Jul 22, 2016
    MitchF150 wrote:
    I thought the diesel nozzle is larger than a gas nozzle, so it wouldn't fit anyway?

    Mitch


    X2 ?
  • greende's avatar
    greende
    Explorer II
    Jul 22, 2016
    icanon wrote:
    MitchF150 wrote:
    I thought the diesel nozzle is larger than a gas nozzle, so it wouldn't fit anyway?

    Mitch


    X2 ?


    Around here they are only bigger at truck stops. The regular gas stations here have the same size nozzels for both as many people have Jettas etc that burn diesel.
  • Bob_Olallawa's avatar
    Bob_Olallawa
    Explorer
    Jul 23, 2016
    Yes, two sizes of diesel nozzles. The large one and my pickup don't get along at all so I look for the smaller one. Runs too fast and air gets trapped and the diesel runs down the side of the pickup as it shuts off. Dirty enough with out fighting the larger nozzle.
  • bbaker2001's avatar
    bbaker2001
    Explorer
    Jul 23, 2016
    when we were in Ireland, we had a diesel rental.. pulled into station, grab the green handle and started pumping. a man asked if I knew I was putting regular gas in my diesel car. I said it has a green handle. He said I must be an American. over there it is green for gas. opposite from us.
  • Old-Biscuit's avatar
    Old-Biscuit
    Explorer III
    Jul 23, 2016
    Glad that Green triggered your mind..........

    BUT GREEN does NOT always mean Diesel.

    I have seen Green on gas nozzles
    Yellow on Diesel
    Green on diesel
    Black on Diesel & gas

    Point is--------

    There are NO Color Standards for fuel
    Pay attention to pump fuel selection....never ASSUME.

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