>> Better diesel in your gas tank than the other way around! <<
I have been told that up to 10% gasoline in a large (>25 gal) diesel tank would still be OK to use. I picked this up when discussing diesel truck refueling issues. I friend of mine with a fleet of diesel trucks panicked when he looked down and noticed he stuck a gas nozzle into his diesel tank. He paid for a tow and to have the tank drained and cleaned. Afterword’s we discussed the event and he thought he had put in 5 to 10 gal of gas into a 40 gal tank. I recommend you check your engine owner’s manual before paying $$ to pump out a diesel tank with a few gallons of gasoline added. Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Burt Stratton via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 2:16 PM To: 'Stevan Plavsa'; cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 engine problems Better diesel in your gas tank than the other way around! Not sure my marina would go to those lengths to make good on that. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 5:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 engine problems I've replaced the entire fuel system except the tank. I think it's aluminum. I did free it once to lift it up so I could see underneath. No noticeable corrosion. New fill hose, vent, lines, racor and polishing filter. Last year the attendant at a marina I was at accidentally filled the tank with diesel! The marina paid for a waste disposal truck to come down and pump the tank out. Then we put about 10 litres of gasoline in and pumped that out too. I like to think I got a free tank cleaning ... they paid for the fill, dinner, a night at the marina and a LIMO (to take us to dinner). Yeah, they made good on their mistake, and then some. Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto
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