Plenty of fuel, Truck guide at the stop light

[SnoKing]

Do I get a cigar?

 

[Cummins12V98]

Do I get a cigar?

Gold Star

 

[petersonj]

Well, the good news is that you figured out what is wrong. You still may be okay, not all is lost yet.

Years ago I helped an owner of a reputable repair shop with a customer who had filled his Dodge VP44 truck with gasoline (about the same amount as yours) and drove it until it died, which was not very far.

I drained the fuel tank using the shop's transfer pump. I dropped the pump's inlet hose into the filler neck and pumped out as much fuel as possible. I then used the truck's lift pump to remove the remaining fuel in the tank by disconnecting the fuel supply right at the inlet of the VP44 and extending the fuel line into a fuel container. I ran the pump in cycles until just mostly air was being pumped.

I poured five gallons of fresh diesel fuel into the tank and used the truck's lift pump again to remove any remaining mixed diesel / gasoline solution from the fuel tank. Then I filled the tank completely full of fresh diesel fuel. I changed the fuel filter. I used the lift pump to prime the filter housing while continuing to return the fuel into the fuel container.

I reconnected the fuel line to the VP44 and cracked a couple of injector lines and fired up the engine. Engine ran smoothly and as far as how long the VP44 injection pump lasted is unknown, but the truck was still running fine six months later.

You should be able to use the contaminated fuel for off-road gasoline powered equipment, such as mowers, gasoline powered tractors, ATV's, etc. - anything that isn't modern enough to use oxygen sensors. Just use small dosages each time you refuel. Also, the contaminated fuel will be great for starting burn piles. I am sure that you have friends that will be glad to take the fuel off your hands.

- John

 

[gcorron]

Good advice from John. I'm betting you have not done any serious damage, cleaned the injectors though! My hesitation is based on mechanical systems, not really intimately familiar with the VP-44. Not long ago, with mechanical systems, we would put about 10% gas in the tank in severe cold to cut the #2 fuel.
Clean it as much as possible and perhaps be prepared for a bit of smoke on startup!!

George

 

[garylmoore]

Do I get a cigar?

Congratulations! You win 32 gallons of 50/50!

As soon as I read "Or did you pump gas into it?" I had a very cold feeling run down my spine.

Thank you for your comment Sir! Gary

 

[garylmoore]

I still think it’s got to be something the body shop inadvertently did.
Well, my apologies to the body shop.

No need to be nice to the body shop, they were completely inattentive. Although I asked numerous times about parts progress (parts were a big problem, Dodge has finally stop supplying many of the parts for Gen 2) "We will call and keep you posted!"

In 10 weeks, I never received a single call from the shop, not even when the truck was finished.

They did do a nice job on the paint, but the truck was delivered with two different headlight assemblies, and the front bumper spotlight inserts were left out completely. The service writer was oblivious to these things until I pointed them out at the pickup of the truck.

Repair shops are not what they were 3 years ago.

 

[garylmoore]

I will let you know how the restart goes.
Big thanks to all of you! The board members at TDR have helped me countless times thru two different Gen 2 Rams!
Gary Moore

 

[SnoKing]

Mistakes can be made!

 

[garylmoore]

The truck is running. Thank you for the help! Gary