Siphoned fuel???

[Bluebird]

My buddy has a '04 CTD, (not a memeber yet, I keep working on him). While his truck was parked in the street overnight he discovered the fuel cap left open in the morning. Other vehicles had gasoline siphoned from their tanks. He believes his fuel gauge had not moved. He has not attempted to start the truck at this time, (he did put a locking cap on). Is there a way/method/approach to finding out if anything has been put in the tank? All exeriences are welcome.



Thank you, Patrick

 

[BIGNASTY]

If in doubt drain it and refill its better than the other side of the coin

 

[Wayne M.]

I agree with BIG. I fear someone ont just siphoning but putting something bad in. I got a locking cap a while ago when I heard about big trucks getting hit around here...

 

[HBarlow]

Pull a sample and have it sampled. I'm sure someone near you can do that.

Your friend may be lucky. If someone was stealing gas they may have pulled his cap preparing to siphon his and realized it was diesel fuel and moved on.

Several years ago when fuel prices were at this level someone told me about coming to work one morning and discovering that fuel thieves had jumped their fence and punctured the fuel tanks of numerous company vehicles to drain the fuel out.

 

[BIGNASTY]

Harvey has a point but I think I would shake truck up to mix the crap in the tank and then test if it was separated and you got diesel only well what good would that be. To be honest I dont know if it WOULD SEPERATE diesel and gas (or what ever) I still stand by my post drain and refill I hear people put gas in diesel to help in cold weather. I HAVE SEEN WHAT GAS WILL DO TO A DIESEL MOTOR IT'S NOT PRETTY Lesson learned get LOCKING FUEL CAP'S DRAIN AND MOVE ON. JMO

 

[BIGNASTY]

This is one reason that im glad that we moved out of a populated area and into a more rural and secluded place. And you dont have do so much explaining to the neighbors what the holes are for just in case you do have problems. JUST A HINT IT GOES BETTER IF THEY ARE PRE-DUG-HOLES

 

[jgillott]

I had fuel stolen from one of my former Rams years ago while sitting in the parking lot at work. I'm fairly certain that I posted a thread about it here at that time, but I can't seem to find it. The amount of fuel lost more than covered the cost of the locking cap I purchased afterword.

We are in our new building now with over 6 dozen cameras inside and out. That has stopped most of that type of crime.


On Edit: Here's a link to when my fuel was stolen in 2004.

https://www.turbodieselregister.com...e-else-ever-have-fuel-stolen-from-their-truck

 

[rashwor]

This is one reason that im glad that we moved out of a populated area and into a more rural and secluded place. And you dont have do so much explaining to the neighbors what the holes are for just in case you do have problems. JUST A HINT IT GOES BETTER IF THEY ARE PRE-DUG-HOLES

I think that these can also be useful when interviewing your teenage daughter's potential boyfriends as well. :-laf

 

[BIGNASTY]

I think that these can also be useful when interviewing your teenage daughter's potential boyfriends as well. :-laf

My Daughter is grown but we had a different way of doing it. My wife worked in a butcher shop during High school and College she is VERY GOOD WITH KNIVES. She would ask the boy in when he came calling and talk while she prepared a chicken for dinner. Watching her work with knives after 36 years of marriage STILL BOTHERS ME. The young men would just be out of their mind about the knives when the wife said your going to behave aren't you there was no hesitation in his response YES MAM.

My comment was that my Daughter is ALL I LIVE FOR and that PRISON WASNT THAT BAD!!!

 

[Wingate]

Kept getting my gas cans stolen out of my service truck... Filled one can with 5 gallons of well drip... found out the thief was a neighbors son... . Cost him a v-6 Toyota engine!!!. . Apparently the little rice burner really did not like the drips... Melted the pistons and torched all the valves!!. Even wrecked the catalyst!

 

[EMAC2]

Kept getting my gas cans stolen out of my service truck... Filled one can with 5 gallons of well drip... found out the thief was a neighbors son... . Cost him a v-6 Toyota engine!!!. . Apparently the little rice burner really did not like the drips... Melted the pistons and torched all the valves!!. Even wrecked the catalyst!

Sounds like he got what he deserved.....

What is "well drip"?

 

[Wingate]

Sounds like he got what he deserved.....

What is "well drip"?

a very volatile liquid that comes from oil/natural gas wells. Old timers have mixed it with gasoline in older carbureted cars for years... When mixed in small amounts in an older engine, it was a great way to supplement your fuel bill... . add too much and things get serious, quick!!. it can melt pistons, torch valves, cook the exhaust system/catalyst ...