should I worry about gelling?
Ok, I am in korea for a year. My wife is home with our kids and my truck. I purchased a ram 2500 with the 5.9 cummins a month before I left. I know she will start it and drive it once a week. The thin...
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I'll add my 2 cents to say DO NOT EVER PUT ANY AMOUNT OF GASOLINE in a modern diesel. That trick worked great -- in 1965. But diesels sold since about 1990 have fuel injection pumps and injectors that can be damaged by such treatment. The newest ones so treated cost about $10,000 to repair because it is necessary to replace the fuel tank, all the lines, the injection pump, and all the injectors, in short the entire fuel handling system in the vehicle.
(I realize that some ding-dong is going to come on here and say nonsense, they did it last week by accident, and their vehicle is just fine. Do be sure to check back with them in about a year when they will have had their moment of reckoning.)
And while we're on the subject, all ye new diesel drivers, should you ever accidentally put gas in it, DO NOT START THE ENGINE. Have it towed to the shop, the tank dropped and drained, and you'll be fine. If you (or someone you love) does start it, you've just added the need to replace the fuel filter and complete flush of the lines. If it is driven until it stops running, you are dead meat.
(I realize that some ding-dong is going to come on here and say nonsense, they did it last week by accident, and their vehicle is just fine. Do be sure to check back with them in about a year when they will have had their moment of reckoning.)
And while we're on the subject, all ye new diesel drivers, should you ever accidentally put gas in it, DO NOT START THE ENGINE. Have it towed to the shop, the tank dropped and drained, and you'll be fine. If you (or someone you love) does start it, you've just added the need to replace the fuel filter and complete flush of the lines. If it is driven until it stops running, you are dead meat.
