Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Full tank of gas!!!

[stoneagemaxx]

hi everyone im a first genner but my real good buddie has an 01 and just made the the trip from az to mi and when he got here and was going to fill it up he grabed the green handle and it was regular diesel was black WTF? any way we got it siphoned out about to drain the lines and disconnect the injector lines and get diesel through it it was ran for 30 seounds and then it chugged out its getting towed out here in a little while what kind of damage do you think with that much run time im thinking bad but i'd like to hear what you have to say thanks in advance

 

[Crazy Horse]

and it was regular diesel was black WTF

Unknown terminology.

ran for 30 seounds and then it chugged out

Did you drain; I assume gas out of the lines before starting? If so are you sure there is no further air in the lines?

 

[Diesel Fever]

Sorry to hear about your friend's truck. By any chance, did he stop at a BP fuel station? I have one about 2 blocks up from my house, and ALL of their regular gasoline handles are green and the diesel fuel handle is black. I guess since BP has green all over everything, they decided to cover the regular gas handles too, and just covered diesel with a black handle. I imagine it could make someone do a "double-take" glance at their fuel tank and for a second think they're pumping gas instead of diesel. I hope it's nothing real serious, and that it's an easy fix. I'm sorry I can't be more of a help. Take care.

 

[stoneagemaxx]

i ment the disel handle was black insead of green the regular was green soory for the confusion, no dident notice until it died that he put gas in it but the lines and the tank are out to flush them

 

[Grizzly]

Ouch, that would be confusing with green handles on gas pumps. Good luck with the flush.

 

[RDMueller]

I have unfortunately seen the same thing at some gas stations. There is not the kind of consistency that you would hope there would be. In most commercial/industrial applications, there are no black handles. Green is diesel and red is gasoline. Period. Such standardization should be required everywhere! Then there would never be any confusion.

 

[lil red cummins]

Somebody else suggested this and i do it EVERY time i fuel.



Even if you THINK you are using the diesel nozzle. Pump it in the tank for about 2 seconds. STOP. Pull out the nozzle and smell the end of it. It better smell like diesel!!!



Yeah, you may look goofy, but i don't care. i call it extra precaution.



Hope this helps in the future.



Jim

 

[Andersonville]

In Canada diesel has yellow handle

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

I moved to John Day, OR a month ago. In these parts they pump the fuel for you... mandatory. However, I had one of the attendants tell me that you can pump you own diesel and the mandatory stuff is for gasoline. Anyway, last Friday I went to Bend and fueled up in Prineville on the way home. The attendant started to put the gasoline nozzle into my tank... . OMG WTF OMG... I hollered at him in the nick of time. If Ihadn't been standing there I would still be in Prineville as we speak.



The fellow across from me had a diesel VW bug and and just shook his head knowingly.

 

[PBJ2500CTD]

In Canada diesel has yellow handle

Yellow - So does the Pilot station South of Olympia, WA

 

[Shelby Griggs]

Ol'TrailDog

Just a shout out and welcome to the area. I live in Prineville and member Gary - K7GLD lives in Canyon City, there are others too, but we are probably a couple of the more active in this area.



Yes, you can legally pump your own diesel in Oregon, however sometimes station policy still forbids it.



SHG

 

[b4black]

In Canada diesel has yellow handle

Wisconsin requires yellow handles also. All 5 gallon jugs for diesel are also yellow by law. (Kerosene is blue. )

 

[stoneagemaxx]

well we got it flushed and it started right up and is still running like a champ, i always check the pump no matter the handle color but most are green around here thanks guys

 

[DieselB59]

The only thing to keep in the back of your mind is that VE pump is not too tolerant to gasoline, and the injectors as well may have taken in a little damage due to the lack of lubricity in the gasoline. You're still in much better shape than a newer Diesel run on gas. We had in our shop a 2008 F-350 6. 4 Power Stroke and it had run 200 miles on gas and destroyed the injection system and it tried to do a regeneration cycle with the gas and scored all the cylinder walls as well.

 

[Road Dog]

Yes, you can legally pump your own diesel in Oregon, however sometimes station policy still forbids it.



SHG

And you can fill containers and boats too.

 

[Regcabguy]

I've been using the smell test since talking to a tanker driver. There is no fail safe system in place to assue the tanker guy's putting the correct fuel in the proper underground tank. I asked a guy who'd been driving for 24 years if he'd ever dumped diesel into gas or vice versa and he replied "Yeah,four or five times,but I always caught myself" In the past I pumped six gallons of gas into mine before noticing it. Had to have it towed in. I always smell it now. What a dummy!

 

[Chasweaver]

I just returned from Reno 300+ miles with six gal of GAS in my tank. Started to fill and was washing windshield and smelled the GAS. I topped off my tank with all the diesel that would fit and headed west. When I got home I topped off again with lots of Diesel and a qt of two cycle oil. The only thing noticed (other than the cold sweat of worry) was the truck ran a little hotter and when I made a start with a warm engine it sounded like a ford. It is now back to normal and I am really feeling lucky. Charlie

 

[Crazy Horse]

Yellow - So does the Pilot station South of Olympia, WA

Pilot Truck Stop >>> I-85 Gaffney, SC has yellow handles on their diesel pumps at the RV island. They still have the real deal diesel (500 ppm) there also.

 

[EGroeneveld]

The green handle for diesel seems pretty standard but when traveling I have been surprised. Living in Oregon, I pretty much triple check the attendant and myself. We can pump are own diesel but many of the stations like to swip the card and get it started. The local shell (Keizer)I just jump out, hand them my Shell card and say 'fill it up diesel, and I will top it off' I also have a card for Mark Nelson a local oil company I get my offroad fuel without ethanol for the quads, mower, etc... I had to sign a fire marshal form stating I knew how to pump gas. Which is really stupid for someone who grewup in WA and has traveled out of OR a lot.