need to empty fuel tank
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if you follow the fuel line, you will see where is goes into the frame through a grommet, just in front of the tank. there will be a blue quick disconnect on the white line end.
there are 2 lines, one is a return (I guess.)
you want the one that runs to the top of the tank. (to the pump)
just take that line, and run a hose to some gas cans... if he filled it up, your looking at around 20 gallons. Diesel will not hurt your pump, it will lube it up quite nice as cheeseburger said. Its going to take a while to pump it all out, but once you get the majority of it out, you can add some high octane gas and drive it. The truck will run like crap. It will run like crap for a while most likely. (that oil in the diesel doesnt burn well, so your going to smoke and chug while its working its way out.)
I went through this a long time ago with a little car... back when D was cheap. my sister got that bright idea to save a couple of cents and ended up costing me the better part of a day of pumping out that stuff, and driving around to just burn gas... I couldnt imagine doing that now. lol
there are 2 lines, one is a return (I guess.)
you want the one that runs to the top of the tank. (to the pump)
just take that line, and run a hose to some gas cans... if he filled it up, your looking at around 20 gallons. Diesel will not hurt your pump, it will lube it up quite nice as cheeseburger said. Its going to take a while to pump it all out, but once you get the majority of it out, you can add some high octane gas and drive it. The truck will run like crap. It will run like crap for a while most likely. (that oil in the diesel doesnt burn well, so your going to smoke and chug while its working its way out.)
I went through this a long time ago with a little car... back when D was cheap. my sister got that bright idea to save a couple of cents and ended up costing me the better part of a day of pumping out that stuff, and driving around to just burn gas... I couldnt imagine doing that now. lol
Last edited by ericemery; Apr 24, 2011 at 10:56 PM.
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I agree with most, just undo the fuel line and let the pump get it out, then just fill up with gas and maybe even pump a little more out so you get as much as possible.
Oh and make sure you tell your son that next...................
"IF IT DONT FIT, DONT FORCE IT!!"....LOL
Oh and make sure you tell your son that next...................
"IF IT DONT FIT, DONT FORCE IT!!"....LOL
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It gets easier now to put diesel into a gasser now. Some volkswagons have diesels in them and they have the same size spout as a gas. Had a guy come into the gas station i worked at once asking if we had other diesel pumps because the one we had was for large trucks not cars with a diesel.
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a lot of diesel stations in residential areas have the spout the same as the regular gas ones. your gonna want to get as much out as possible because while the fuel system will be fine don't forget that you can foul your spark plugs, O2 sensors, and clog the cat
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I wanted to let you guys know how I made out with this issue, and to also thank you for all the ideas, etc..
We tried using the trucks fuel pump and that didn't work. We unhooked the fuel line where it comes down to the frame from the back of the engine and connected a piece of rubber fuel line to it. Stuck in it a bucket, turned the ignition switch on and it pumped for all of 3 seconds. Shut the switch off, and repeat. ( I would still be doing that)
So, long story short we dropped the fuel tank, removed the fuel pump, and siphoned almost 13 gallons of fuel out, mostly diesel.
Reinstalled the tank, dumped 5 gallons of fresh fuel in the tank, and pushed the truck out of the garage. At first she didn't want to start. Just kept sputtering everytime I tried. I relieved the pressure at the fuel rail valve until I could smell gasoline and then tried again. It fired, and shook like a mother for about 2-3 minutes, and then slowly got smoother and smoother. I am glad that I pushed the truck out of my garage because you talk about white smoke. Man you couldn't see around my house for about 10 minutes. My son learned a valuable lesson, and the truck runs great again.
We tried using the trucks fuel pump and that didn't work. We unhooked the fuel line where it comes down to the frame from the back of the engine and connected a piece of rubber fuel line to it. Stuck in it a bucket, turned the ignition switch on and it pumped for all of 3 seconds. Shut the switch off, and repeat. ( I would still be doing that)
So, long story short we dropped the fuel tank, removed the fuel pump, and siphoned almost 13 gallons of fuel out, mostly diesel.
Reinstalled the tank, dumped 5 gallons of fresh fuel in the tank, and pushed the truck out of the garage. At first she didn't want to start. Just kept sputtering everytime I tried. I relieved the pressure at the fuel rail valve until I could smell gasoline and then tried again. It fired, and shook like a mother for about 2-3 minutes, and then slowly got smoother and smoother. I am glad that I pushed the truck out of my garage because you talk about white smoke. Man you couldn't see around my house for about 10 minutes. My son learned a valuable lesson, and the truck runs great again.
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That's right, just 2 straps. I used a couple of jacks to hold the tank in place while I loosened the straps. Gotta be carefull pulling the connections. I went to NAPA and bought the plastic tools for releasing those fuel line connections. Worked pretty well.
