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Old 04-21-2014, 10:26 AM   #17 (permalink)
Miller88
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
A little gas in diesel is fine, but large amounts will blow it all to hell. I believe the opposite, diesel in a gas engine is not as harmful. Just makes it run like crap, if at all.
Yup.

If you put diesel in a gas, just pump the tank out and change the spark plugs. There will be a bit of a smoke show, but the diesel will burn through.

Gasoline in a diesel engine will end badly. Especially in the high pressure direct injection diesels of today. The high pressure, high compression DI diesels will have a result to letting your gasoline engine ping because of super advanced timing and low grade gas ... Just all at once.

Gasoline explodes. Diesel burns.

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