[AT] I'll bet somebody here knows,,,,,,,,,,,

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Fri Jun 10 09:33:36 PDT 2016


I would NOT burn it in anything , PERIOD . my life and health is worth more
than a few gallons of diesel and gas mixed . It could / can be very
dangerous . Just my 2 cents worth .

On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 10:33 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Al, I can only parrot what others have said, sneak it into a modern
> vehicle a few gallons at a time. The computer will make any adjustments
> necessary. If you're in a  hurry to be done with it, take it to a TSC or
> other place that accepts used oil and dump it in. The 17 year old kid
> won't know the difference and by the time it's mixed with the 1000 other
> gallons of oil no one else will either.
>
> Mike M
>
>
>
> On 6/9/2016 7:18 PM, Alan Nadeau wrote:
> > I've got a little bit of a problem.
> >
> > I had a couple gallons of gasoline left in a can after fueling up the
> Ford 4000 tractor ( antique tractor reference) at my shooting club.
> >
> > New guy did some mowing with out Kubota Zero-turn mower.  Being a
> conscientious sort he fueled the mower after he was done with.  With the
> gasoline!
> >
> > I started some mowing yesterday afternoon and within a few minutes the
> mower was running ragged and losing power.  Checked and both tanks were
> full.  One should have been down a couple gallons so I got a real bad
> feeling.  Checked the can that had had gas in it.  Empty.
> >
> > I called the mower operator and he had only put gas in one tank.  I
> siphoned out all I could, then disconnected the fuel line at the injector
> pump and then ran the primary pump (electric) until all I got was air.
> Then I swapped tanks and ran it again, long enough to flush the lines.
> Hooked the line back up and fired up the engine, it stumbled for a few
> seconds then smoothed out and ran fine for a half hour or so while I
> finished what mowing I needed to do.
> >
> > Maybe dodged a bullet on that one.
> >
> > The problem I want opinions on now is that I have 6 gallons of 4
> diesel/2gasoline mix that I need to dispose of.  I'm not about to dump it
> on the ground.  It's way too much to think of using to light up a
> brushpile, the resulting black smoke would be seen for miles.  Thought
> seriously of just adding it to the 275 gallon fuel tank for the clubhouse
> furnace.
> >
> > I find it hard to believe but one of the clubs' experts-on-everything
> insists that the diesel/gas combination will not mix but will separate out
> and end up causing serious trouble with the furnace.  I find it hard to
> believe it might be true.
> >
> > Does anyone here have any knowledge of, or educated opinion on, the
> subject?
> >
> > Al Nadeau
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