a small % of gasoline in diesel is OK. I would not go for more than 5% at most
for a short time. I had a diesel Golf, used to fill up in Mexico (at that time
1/5th price). Once I filled up at a different pump, got dirty fuel (some
'bugs' and water). A gallon of gas in 20+ gallon of diesel did the trick, the
tanks (2) were clean with a 1/2 cup full of gunk in the bottom. No more stuff
in the per-filter. Sold the car 80-100K miles later, at 190K. Never any
problem.
Leslie.
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On Tue, 8/5/14, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 engine problems
To: "Burt Stratton" <bstrat...@falconnect.com>, "cnc-list@cnc-list.com"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 2:45 PM
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>>
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
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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