On Jun 22, 2006, at 6:22 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
I don't want to put more in, as Benz does not recommend adding
gasoline
to the tank in the 60x series.
Here's an excerpt, verbatim, from a Mercedes Benz 124 diesel owner's
manual inclusive of 601, 602 and 603 engines:
"Should standard gasoline have to be used for blending, never exceed
a proportion of 30%. Premium fuels must not be used. The lower flash
point of the supplementary fuels increases the danger of explosions.
Engine power may drop according to the proportion of supplementary
fuel. For this reason, keep percentage of fuel added to the minimum
necessitated by the ambient temperature. At ambient temperatures of
less than -25C the proportion of supplementary fuel must not exceed
50%".
The manual from which I gleaned this information is an English
version of Euro 124Ds #124 584 14 96 Order #6550 5614 02. Regardless
of the geographical difference, a 60X is a 60X and gasoline is
gasoline. Even if available octane ratings differ from country to
country. You won't be hurting anything by adding 1/70th of a tank of
gasoline to your diesel fuel.
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
