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

[Richard Fink Sr]

In all the talk about this mixed fuel, i ran my Cat R2 on 1/2 gas and 
1/2 diesel most of the time some smoke but no problems. it had the two 
fuel tanks only used the 1.

R Fink Sr

PA


On 6/10/2016 9:19 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> I'd be awful tempted to dump it in and go, especially if the furnace
> tank is pretty empty and will be topped off with fuel oil, but that's
> my opinion.  I've never heard of diesel and gas not mixing but don't
> know enough about it to say for sure.  Do you know somebody with an
> old JD two cylinder set up for all-fuel? Bet it'd burn it with no
> problem!
>    Otherwise, burn your brush pile with it at night!
>
> Al
>
> On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 12:33 PM, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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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