KeithR Posted May 17, 2009 Share #1 Posted May 17, 2009 There has to be an award for this goof!!!! I decided to go for a ride today and needed to fuel up about 50km's or so from home. When I stopped at the pump a guy started chatting to me so not really paying attention I filled my tank with Diesel fuel! When I went inside one of the young girls said to me "does your bike take diesel" I hadn't noticed the 3/4" Diesel letters on the pump or Diesel written on the nozzle cover with a black pen!! I owned a diesel Jetta a few years ago and always looked for the green nozzle and clearly marked separate pump. This one had regular gas on one side and diesel on the other. So need less to say panic set in.... I pushed it to the side and and got my hands on a gas can and drained it all out....took off the tank and got every last drop out. So if anyone is curious it took 21.475 liters (5.67 gallons) with the tank completely drained. One good thing.....I installed a Talon alarm last week and wasn't in the mood to remove the tank to run the wire for the indicator light.....that job is done now!! Just call me Dumba$$ Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken8143 Posted May 17, 2009 Share #2 Posted May 17, 2009 I think you were fortunate - and pretty adept to take the tank off right then and there and save yourself a bunch of grief. Hope you had some vehicle to put that deisel in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted May 17, 2009 Share #3 Posted May 17, 2009 I came close to doing the same thing once, guess I can't talk and think at the same time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted May 17, 2009 Share #4 Posted May 17, 2009 Good reason for a long extended ride. Diesel should run through with no real problems, just got to keep the engine hot, and running, and when your done with your test, change the oil and filter. It'll smoke a little while the test is on, and smell somewhat different, but other than that I would have run it through,,, just another reason for more riding. Now if you have a catalytic converter in your exhaust system, better deal with the diesel in another way, it'll plug the converter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted May 17, 2009 Share #5 Posted May 17, 2009 As a joke, while we were in high school, in the 60s, we put 5 gallons of diesel in a boy's 1956 Desota:smile5:. It smelled funny, but actually ran a little better, go figure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilvrT Posted May 18, 2009 Share #6 Posted May 18, 2009 When I was 8, I was playing with my step-dad's car...as if I was driving...then I figgured I needed gas so I filled up the kettle with water and poured it into the tank! I'll never forget that whoppin! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flb_78 Posted May 18, 2009 Share #7 Posted May 18, 2009 If he had put in more then 4 liters of diesel, I doubt the bike would have ran if he had run it out. Diesel will actually raise the octane rating of gasoline to a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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