Pumping gasoline into a diesel tank
I was getting ready to fill the tank with diesel last week, and accidentally picked up the gasoline nozzle briefly, then realized my mistake and traded it for the diesel nozzle about 2 feet away at th...
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
OP it would depend on what engine and pump the engine had on it.
With an old DB2 pump on it or an old Benz inline pump I would not feel bad at 15 to 20% in the winter. People that blend with UMO do this all the time to thin out the oil with no problems.
With the CP3 pump I personally would not go over 5%.
With the CP4 pump, anything more than a gallon I would pull the lift pump fuse and call the nearest towing company right at the filling station. :B That's a 15 grand gamble I'm not willing to take. :E
If the truck has been run on gasoline at all the dealer will replace the entire fuel system so the worst thing you could do if you have started the truck is take it to a dealer. I've put about 100,000 km on mine after running it on almost pure gasoline.
