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Ever accidentally put gas in a diesel or diesel in a gas?
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VirtualLarry
No Lifer
Likely because they consider it to be a "public safety" issue, regarding potential problems due to improper fueling. I think there was a thread here on a woman wearing a sweater, that got into her SUV while the fueling was in-progress, and a spark from her ignited the gas. She was lucky to get away quickly, but some people actually die from that. It's rare, but it happens. In theory, "professional fuel technicians" would eliminate that issue.
Realistically though, I don't see anything truely wrong with self-serve, so long as people are careful. When they aren't, that can be a real problem.
Specop 007
Diamond Member
I'm not saying put the blame on someone else, but if your not in compliance with the law then your not in compliance with the law. That simple.
More to the point, how would you feel if you filled up your shiny new sportster Benz with premium, only to hear knocking because they didnt properly label their cheap budget crap as cheap budget crap but rather as Premium. Same deal, not in compliance.
SilentRavens
Senior member
Sigged, for some reason I found that really funny.
Anyway on the topic, I've heard stories about reversing the two, but considering that the stations I go to use one hose for gas and one for diesel, I would have to be in a serious rush to even think about mixing the two.
AMDZen
Lifer
Nope. Never even came close to doing this.
The thing is, putting diesel in a gas powered car, should be, impossible. As it won't fit in the opening because its too big. If you make this mistake, no offense or anything, but your an idiot. It doesn't fit for a reason.
As to the other. That is somewhat understandable. Esp if you just bought a diesel, or if your the uninformed wife and happened to put gas in your husbands powerstroke, this is somewhat understandable. The vice versa, is not.
The thing is, putting diesel in a gas powered car, should be, impossible. As it won't fit in the opening because its too big. If you make this mistake, no offense or anything, but your an idiot. It doesn't fit for a reason.
As to the other. That is somewhat understandable. Esp if you just bought a diesel, or if your the uninformed wife and happened to put gas in your husbands powerstroke, this is somewhat understandable. The vice versa, is not.
Specop 007
Diamond Member
Did you even bother to read the thread? Your a flaming idiot. There ARE diesel nozzles that are standard size.
Read that again.
THERE ARE DIESEL NOZZLES THAT ARE STANDARD SIZE.
AMDZen
Lifer
Where are you from?
I've NEVER seen one. And my brother, dad, 2x good friends, and quite a few other people I know drive diesel trucks. Never in Colorado, Texas, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, California, or any other state that I can recall being to has had regular size nozzles on diesel pumps. So where is it that you live that you have seen this?
Specop 007
Diamond Member
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Colorado.
Hell, theres a BP station on the way to work that I could stop and take pictures to show you, there ARE standard sized nozzles for deisel. As I said about 2 pages back, its usually on pumps specifically for cars and pickups, usually theres a big sign by the pump that says "CAR" so you know its a standard sized nozzle.
AMDZen
Lifer
I've never seen one, ever. I live in Colorado and could drive around too, and take pictures of every single Pump I drive by. And they will all be bigger nozzles then normal gas nozzles for diesel. Maybe some of the lesser known "quick stop" like places have this or something, but I wouldn't know that since everyone I know only buys gas at the big name places, ie. Conoco, Texaco, Amaco, Shell, and the like.
Scratch that, my brother buys from King Soopers and Costco too, and they have big nozzles as well.
Specop 007
Diamond Member
DO you own a diesel?
AMDZen
Lifer
Obviously not. Or I wouldn't have brought up all the examples of people who I know that do. That isn't the point though.
I just got off the phone with my dad, and he has never seen one either. All the diesel pumps he goes to has had bigger nozzles. He's retired, so I can bother him whenever I like even to prove a point.
Like I said, it could be because he doesn't go to the "low scale" gas places, if you know what I mean. And always, always goes to Conoco and the like. But for all these "bigger" companies, he has never seen smaller, regular sized nozzles on diesel pumps. Or not never, just not any more. They used to, but has changed.
OutHouse
Lifer
I havent, but when i was in the air force, we had a idiot on my flight that put gas in one of our diesel armored vehicles. He ended up getting montly deductions from his paycheck to pay for the damage. frogot how much it amounted to, but for a E-2 it was a lot missing from his paycheck.
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