redwolf624 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 so i've googled cleanin out a diesel fuel jug/tank and i get nothin close to what i'm wonderin just idiots that have put diesel fuel in their gasoline engines but i was wonderin if i had a diesel fuel jug if i could possibly wash is out and use it for spare gasoline? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 A small amount of diesel won't hurt anything, I wouldnt worry about cleaning it. If its empty just fill it with gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 What color is it ? The reason you shouldn't use it is normally gas is a red can blue or yellow is for diesel somebody can mistakenly think is has gas , water, diesel , kerosene etc and potentially injure themselves or others . To answer your question it can be used from diesel to gas but NEVER gas to diesel . The gasoline fumes will ignite in the diesel device causing injury / death. Make sure to clean it out well before (if) you switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted March 27, 2014 Author Share Posted March 27, 2014 A small amount of diesel won't hurt anything, I wouldnt worry about cleaning it. If its empty just fill it with gas. i wanna clean it, there's enough to cover the bottom in a thin thin layer and it smells horribly like diesel fuel What color is it ? The reason you shouldn't use it is normally gas is a red can blue or yellow is for diesel somebody can mistakenly think is has gas , water, diesel , kerosene etc and potentially injure themselves or others . To answer your question it can be used from diesel to gas but NEVER gas to diesel . The gasoline fumes will ignite in the diesel device causing injury / death. Make sure to clean it out well before (if) you switch it's a military jug so its a OD green color and how can i got from diesel to gas but not gas to diesel, wouldn't the gas fumes mix with the old diesel fumes and ignite like goin for gas to diesel? and how do i go about cleaning it, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitroxsteve Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 A small amount of diesel won't hurt anything, I wouldnt worry about cleaning it. If its empty just fill it with gas. x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokermjcomanche Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Have you ever lit both gas and diesel separately ? If you light diesel the very top will burn unless under compression if you light gas get ready to run it's like a bomb being the vapors ignite . Being you have a very minimal amount of diesel it's not a big problem it's just one of those being safer than sorry . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 You could have a pint of diesel in there and your engine will never know the difference. Once you put the gas in it's all going to mix together and you won't even know it's there. It would be even less noticable then if you used two stroke mix. If all you have is a thin layer on the bottom, just use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 If it's got markings indicating it's for diesel only, then I wouldn't use it for gas. Improperly marked bottles usually ends up with the wrong fluid going into something, in my experience. Otherwise I wouldn't be too concerned. If it really bugs you, you can swish it out with a small amount of gas or some other kind of solvent. To properly clean it out, though, you'll need to find some diesel eating enzymes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 The simple thing is to use gasoline to rinse out the diesel residue. Put the diesel/gasoline mix into the fuel tank of what ever car you use the most. Then just drive the car like normal. Burn it all up. So little diesel left in so much gasoline, it will not matter one bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 so just slosh the jug out with gas, would that clean out the diesel completely? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It wouldn't be perfect, but it'll do a decent enough job. Let it sit over night if you want to break up some of the sludge. It's honestly not that big a deal. You could leave it alone and just ignore the stuff in the bottom, and never notice. The second time you fill the can you wouldn't even know it had diesel in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipp_m Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 the diesel residue on the bottom will mix with the entire 5 gal of gasoline. it will not hurt your truck at all. if its bugging you real bad just take two gals of gasoline mix the jug around and then pour that into an almost full tank on your truck. then fill the jug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 alright thanks guys, i'm just cautious cause i've never dealt with diesel before, Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Diesel is an oil, it'll blend into the gas and you won't even know it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwolf624 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Diesel is an oil, it'll blend into the gas and you won't even know it's there. if diesel is an oil how does it burn so well in engines but engine oil doesn't burn? Redwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Diesel is an oil, it'll blend into the gas and you won't even know it's there. if diesel is an oil how does it burn so well in engines but engine oil doesn't burn? Redwolf Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene, engine (lubricating) oil, and Jet fuel are all refined from petroleum which is purified crude oil. Paraffin, used to make candles and your friendly Hershey's bar, is also derived from petroleum as are many other things. All are derived from crude oil via petroleum. Some are very similar to others. Gasoline generally has the most additives and is the most flammable of the first three on the list. It has a low flash point and is easy to ignite in an engine. Think of gasoline as a very low viscosity oil and diesel as a slightly more viscous oil. Gasoline is more flammable than diesel fuel and diesel fuel is more flammable than lubricating oil but oil, including engine/lubricating oil WILL ignite and burn. there are furnaces designed to run on used engine oil. Diesel and Kerosene are more similar with diesel having a higher flash point meaning it generally has to be put under compression to ignite in an engine & burn completely. Home heating oil is a type of diesel fuel. It is taxed differently and that is the reason the various fuels are dyed different colors here and abroad: not only to differentiate the product but to see if someone is running a fuel on the road for which road use taxes have not been collected. Heating oil, kerosene, and diesel are very close in formula and can be interchanged in some uses. Old-style ATF is basically a low viscosity/high detergent motor oil. As all are crude oil based all are technically oils. You may still find some old-timers who refer to what we call diesel fuel as diesel oil and they are not referring to motor oil designed for diesel fuel engines but the diesel fuel itself. Just a McDonald's hamburger and a fine steak can both be referred to as "beef" despite a ton of difference in the products diesel fuel oil & lubricating oil can both be referred to as "oil." As many old-style carb and engine "cleaners" and many of those miracle engine cures or "carbon build-up cleaners" that you added to the fuel tank are basically kerosene you can safely run small amounts of these products, including diesel, through a gasoline engine. This is especially true with a fairly crude engine with a carb and few if any emission sensors. Of course synthetic versions of these products are another topic completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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