Paul:  As long as we are on burning kerosene, I have a question.  Last week
my wife wanted to treat me real nice and had the car washed at the local
wash/petro site.  She further thought it would be good to fill the car, so
put in 8 gallons of gasoline into the diesel auto.  What happened next was
that car started, and knocked quite a bit as if running very lean.  She ran
it for 15 miles and returned.  The next morning it would not start.  It was
only then that I got the possible confession of gasoline in the diesel.

What are my options??

Lloyd

Gee I don't know. I know nothing about what happens when you run gasoline
in a diesel engine. I would guess sever damage.
Have you tried draining the system and filling up with diesel fuel?

Paul Lamar

 The cetane rating of gasoline is very poor (gas is knock resistant,
diesel needs to knock to ignite).  Some (most?) auto diesel mfgrs
recommend a modest amount of gasoline in the fuel in extremely
cold weather to stop the diesel fuel from gelling.   Another issue
is the lubricating properties of gas are much poorer than diesel,
a bit hard on the fuel system bits that might need lube.

If you can get is started, probably OK to drive, but drain and
refill is probably safer.   What fraction of the total fuel load is
gas?   I'd guess about half and half, way too much.   I think VW used
to permit about 2-3 gal in a ~13 gal tank, but that is second hand
from a friend that used to run one.

Bill
Long EZ builder & pilot
mechanical engineer

 
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