ITS HAPPENED AGAIN RE PETROL IN DIESEL ENGINE.

I doubt a few seconds of running petrol in the fuel pump will hurt them.
Once the engine tastes petrol they stop pretty quick.

All pumps rely on the fuel to lubricate the plunger and valves in the dist head

I'm actually paranoid about doing the same , so when i fill up -- Just before i fill up -- i make sure i see the diesel handle is not in the holder ( in the case where there is a choice of diesel and unleaded) - always good to double check ....

Tihs forum has made me double check every time :)

Boc

Yes Footy it pays to be awake. A couple of years ago I pulled into a country servo and stepped out of the cruiser to hear the servo owner going off his rocker, swearing and ranting and raving.....someone had purposely swapped the unleaded and diesel hoses at the bowser.

No one actually got the wrong fuel because they lifted one hose and the other pump would start, but the intention was to cause trouble.

He was mighty pi**ed off, he had already called the service guy because no one had been able to get fuel from that bowser all morning, and the girl at the console got blamed for not seeing what the problem was.

Muzzgit
If someone swapped the nozzles ...ie Unleaded to the diesel pump and the diesel nozzle to Unleaded pump then when someone lifted the diesel nozzle OFF the Unleaded pump that pump would start.... and your not going to get diesel to come from the diesel nozzle because the unleaded nozzle would still be sitting on the lever/switch of the diesel pump ....If you can work that out , my old brain started to overload just trying to work it out .So basicly your story don't add up,
.....Cough Cough >????

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Doug, it pays to be awake when posting. hahaha.

If you re-read my followup you will see that that is exactly what I stated, just using different words.

Muzzgit
Yes you do have to be on the ball here, and it's still not sinking in what you posted ....lmao.

(No one actually got the wrong fuel because they lifted one hose and the OTHER PUMP would start, but the intention was to cause trouble.)

I you pulled up at a diesel pump to get diesel and it had a petrol nozzle on it then when you lift that petrol nozzle that's on the diesel pump the diesel pump will start, not the petrol pump, and as you said no fuel would be pumped ,
Where your problem is arising is saying the OTHER pump , the other pump won't start , only the one you lift a nozzle off .
Bloody hell this is getting too technical , I think I need a Beer .



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JEEESUS CHRRIST DOUG GET OVER IT WOULD YA!

I laughed so much my sides are sore. hahahahahahaha

YES YES YES, you got me on a technicality...... That's what I said in a round about way but without getting into confusing contorted explanations ,,,,,,,,,,, NO ONE GOT THE WRONG FUEL. THE END. THAT'S IT. GOOD NIGHT.

LOL ROTFLMAO

te he ha ha te he ha ha your so funny :)

We used to add about 10% petrol when you couldn't find winter diesel or kerosene (the latter can be mixed 50% with diesel according to Iveco handbook, if it's cold enough outside - i.e. much below freezing)