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Oasisbob's avatar
Oasisbob
Explorer
Oct 07, 2018

NO DEISEL IN GAS CAN?

The gas station attendant here in Portland Oregon refused to sell me deisel when she saw it was going into my old plastic gas can saying it is against the law. She said I would need to fill out a form then said no. Anyone have thoughts on why this might be? I am at a loss.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Oct 07, 2018
    Diesel goes in a yellow container. Placed in a red container it confuses firefighters and may lead to someone misfueling. Surprised you couldn’t find these rules https://legalbeagle.com/5948454-diesel-fuel-container-regulations.html
  • JCK's avatar
    JCK
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    Red can is for Gas , Yellow can is for Diesel ,What color was you can ?
    That may have been why
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    Something to to with State Law FLAMMABLE fuel container labeling?

    Buy a spray can of Krylon YELLOW paint for plastic and have at it?
  • Lantley's avatar
    Lantley
    Nomad
    Oct 07, 2018
    While it may sound trivial if it's not illegal to put diesel in a gasoline labeled can it should be. Using gas when you need diesel or vise versa can cause lots of problems.
  • dave17352's avatar
    dave17352
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    I would have to agree that it is a good idea not to put diesel in a gas can. Certainly gas in a diesel can could be extremely costly to the new generation diesel trucks or lethal to someone thinking they were dispensing diesel with a spark nearby.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Oct 07, 2018
    dave17352 wrote:
    I would have to agree that it is a good idea not to put diesel in a gas can. Certainly gas in a diesel can could be extremely costly to the new generation diesel trucks or lethal to someone thinking they were dispensing diesel with a spark nearby.


    The only way someone could get my yellow can filled with gasoline would be to steal it, and if they do I hope that they do ruin their truck engine or incinerate themselves....heh
  • shane102_sc's avatar
    shane102_sc
    Explorer
    Oct 07, 2018
    Does not matter if you can pump your own fuel in other states, Its still illegal to put diesel in red gas container or vise versa. Its a Federal law not state law.

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