2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Was this a bad idea?

[Alphacowboy]

Ok, so this morning I jumped on the freeway and by the time I got to the end of the ramp, truck sputtered and died. At first, it freaked me out as it felt just like when the VP died a little over a year ago! Anyway, I tried starting it, and noticed the FP Gauge was at maybe 2-3 and I could tell I wasnt getting pressure. Gauge said I had a 1/4 tank of fuel, but soon discovered it was empty when I banged on the tank to see if somthing got stuck on the pick up tube again. Well, It sounded pretty empty. So, just a note to those of you that got rid of the filter assembly on the sending unit, dont go lower than 1/4 tank, as it causes you to lose the ability to get the last little bit of fuel of the bottom of the tank.



ANYWAY, my question is this, I had 1/2 gallon of Powerservice additive, and 1 quart of 2 cycle oil in the truck, I poured that in the tank, bled the injectors and it fired right up, and got me to the fuel station a couple miles down the freeway. (got me with in a mile at least... then I just coasted the rest of the way... I was impressed that it rolled that well, that far, on mainly flat ground!



Anyway, was that a bad idea to do, or do ya think I will be fine?

 

[JoshPeters]

Well... . I donno... . that's probably a case of... .



Time will tell!



Sorry to hear about that man. So far *knock on wood* I have never run out of fuel or gas. (watch next week I'll run the bike out!)



JP

 

[Cummins Thunder]

It SHOULD be just fine...

 

[Loren]

Cowboy,



As I understand your post, you had a quarter tank (maybe 7 gallons) of fuel in your tank that was unusable. Then you added the half gallon of additive and quart of 2-stroke oil. Is that right?



If so, then it seems to me that you will be fine. I don't know what goes into the additives, but they are obviously supposed to be added to fuel and improve it. Two-stroke oil is also obviously meant to be burned.



My guess is that you are fine, especially since you only ran the engine for a few minutes on that mixture.



I don't know enough about the subject to offer an authorative opinion, but if it were my truck, I wouldn't worry about it.



Good luck,

Loren

 

[DavidC]

Are you saying that removing the in tank strainer caused this?. If so I am not to sure I get this one. Maybe the pickup housing that moves up and down was hung up?. I have read about the sliding housing problems before on previous posts and people have run out of fuel. Maybe Vulcans new super sucker is a good idea although that would not help a hung slider unit giving a false fuel level.



Dave

 

[WestTN]

I don't think I would put that much additive in the tank. Additives contain cleaners which are very aggressive. A little goes a long way. A high concentration could actually cause problems.



Personally I don't use any additive except a very occasional dose of biocode. In 110,000 miles I have never had a problem of any kind with fuel. I have never even had a drop of water in the separator.



I'm not convinced the 2 stroke oil has any real benefits either. Not everything that sounds like a good idea actually is. Mateials compatibility is often not given a thought.

 

[bmoeller]

Mateials compatibility is often not given a thought.

Not much of a choice.



I dout you really hurt anything. The PS bottle, IIRC, says you can use more than the recommended does without harm.

 

[WestTN]

That's true, but then they are selling it. And they know it would be very hard for you to prove in court that their snake oil really caused your problem.

 

[NoSeeUm]

I don't think I would put that much additive in the tank. Additives contain cleaners which are very aggressive. A little goes a long way. A high concentration could actually cause problems.



Personally I don't use any additive except a very occasional dose of biocode. In 110,000 miles I have never had a problem of any kind with fuel. I have never even had a drop of water in the separator.



I'm not convinced the 2 stroke oil has any real benefits either. Not everything that sounds like a good idea actually is. Mateials compatibility is often not given a thought.

FWIW



Not saying that I am a complete believer in 2-stroke oil, but I do use it. My concern was the unpredictable lubricity of diesel that I was buying and that there was no refinery standard. The mixture I use is about 200:1 in every tank for about 5000 miles. When I changed my injectors they looked no different than if I had ran straight diesel.



Jim