Travel Forum / Travel Types / RV Travel / October 2003

   It *may* run; it *may* not.  The end result depends upon the mixture.

Will it ruin it?

   Again, it may or may not; depending upon the mixture.

Anybody know what would happen?

   Our shop foreman says that it could, depending on the mixture once
again, cause the engine to explode.  Not a good thing.  Our foreman also
said that a 50/50 mixture could be *highly* volatile (read explosive).
I

10% or 15% mixture not  a big problem.  You would loose a little power
and make some white smoke.

Much more than that, engine will stop.   It will NOT be harmed!  The
fuel system {And filters} will have to be purged.  Similar problem
with putting diesel in  a gas engine.

Trivia:  I fuel my diesel Benz with Kerosene once.  I called M/B, they
told me to drive it and expect a 10% milage penalty.

Regards,
Pete Arnold

1987 300SDL  212 Kmi on Delvac1
1995 F250 PSD  151 Kmi on Rottela
2002 PT Cruizer 50 Kmi on Jiffy Lube {Wife's car}
1954 Nash Metro TMU,  Hanger Queen

Hi,
Not a very good idea and it will ruin a diesel engine if the mixture
is high enough for sure.  The gasoline will lower the cetane number
and make the mixture harder to ignite.  The temps in the cylinders
would be higher when it did ignite, leading to failure of the nozzles.
Also lowers the lubricating properties of the diesel, this could lead
to injector pump failure, which is not a cheap item to replace.  Will
this happen immediately?  Probably not, depends upon the ratio of gas
to diesel.

There is a write up about mixing diesel and gas on the Dodge Diesel
web site, listed first below.  The other sites also contain more
information about mixing diesel and gasoline.

http://www.turbodieselregister.com/mixing_gasoline_and_diesel.htm
http://www.dieselpage.com/art0100gd.htm

I wouldn't buy diesel fuel there for awhile if they got the two mixed
in their diesel tanks.

Hope this helps.  Take care and Happy Campin...
RichA
"We Get To Soon Olde and To Late Smart"

Depending on the mixture in your tank, you could very well have to bring out
the "BIG" checkbook.  Gasoline ain't nothing like kerosene.  Make sure the
station refills your checking account.

FMB

Diesel has a lubricating property that gasoline does not have. Too much
dilution can cause premature ring wear.