told that introducing even a small amount of gasoline into the diesel fuel would result in a violent explosion in the cylinders that could do catastrophic damage to the engine, especially the pistons.
Can't explode violently, there's no mixture except at the flame front. Might burn hotter than intended, so at full fueling it might well do damage. But it runs so bad that this is unlikely, IMHO.
My guess is that the reason it runs so badly is that the injectors are designed for the viscosity of diesel fuel, and it just doesn't work right with gasoline.
This leads me to wonder about what does happen if gas gets in the diesel fuel. Doesn't sound like it is catastrophic. What do you think?
For rotary pumps that are lubricated by the fuel, it is indeed catastrophic. For the inlines, largely lubed by engine oil, not so bad. Remember that in the _owner's manual_, older MB's recommended up to 25% gasoline for severe winter duty as a thinner. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
