I think I'd come down on the side of using it in an expendable vehicle. Donate the lot to a demolition derby, for instance... 15% diesel is certainly too much to burn in any vehicle you care about. Even dilution is tricky. I have run into the need to remove diesel from contaminated vehicles many times over the years (strange that the nozzles on the pumps fit in tanks that use unleaded fuel, isn't it?), and each time I am amazed at how long the things continue to smoke and smell funny and run like - well, diesels, even after draining tank and carbs and/or flushing fuel lines. I guess if you added it a pint at a time each time you fill your tank with good ol' gasoline... Coby Smolens Valley Wagonworks "Intimately acquainted with VW Vans since 1959" Volkswagen Bus, Vanagon, Westfalia and Eurovan Repair and Service Specialists 1535 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., San Anselmo, CA 94933 Voice:(415) 457-5628 Fax: (415) 457-0967 http://wagonworks.com mailto:contact@wagonworks.com
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Dale Ward Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2000 3:12 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Free Gas!
I've recently become the reluctant owner of 75 gallons of unleaded regular gasoline, contaminated with about 15 per cent Diesel fuel. (I'll spare everyone the details, but let's just say the situation could have been worse). I've been advised to just blend in some more gas and use it up in any gasoline powered vehicle. (The ideal solution, of course, would be to dump it in a 5,000 gallon bulk tank--but the local service station is naturally opposed to this option). My plan is to pick one more or less expendable vehicle for this "expiriment", make a 50-50 mix of fresh and contaminated gas and give it a whirl. My question is, which one to pick. Fuel injected or carburated. Or should I just forget the whole idea and pay an oil recycler $100 to haul the whole mess away? -- -Dale Ward, President of LiMBO ____________________________________________________ The Late Model Bus Organization, international zzzzzzzzzzzzzz_ '90 Westfalia, '87 Syncro Westy |E[__][__]|[_]\\ '90 Vanagon, '84 Sunroof Vanagon | _ LiMBO | _ || '76 Westfalia, '72 Super Beetle =-( )-------( )--= '97 Passat Wagon 9 Golden Hill Ave '97 Golf Shrewsbury,MA 01545 http://www.bcn.net/~limbo |
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