Gas in the Fuel Tank! How to get it out?

[mcxmike]

You probably heard some good ones but my wife put 5 gallons of gas in a yellow diesel container. Before I realized it was gas, I poured about 3 gallons of it in our LS 150. I didn't start the engine so its just sitting there. I pumped out some of it out but I'm concerend there might be some still in there. Any suggesting of how to get all of it out? Thanks, Mike

 

[Tazza]

You won't get it all out, but the best way is to pump as much as you can out, as you have done already. I'd then attach a pump to the line from the fuel filter and pump the last bit out. Re-fill the tank and you should be ok. A small amount of petrol in the diesel i can't see being a problem.
Does the fuel tank have a drain plug at all?

 

[mcxmike]

You won't get it all out, but the best way is to pump as much as you can out, as you have done already. I'd then attach a pump to the line from the fuel filter and pump the last bit out. Re-fill the tank and you should be ok. A small amount of petrol in the diesel i can't see being a problem.
Does the fuel tank have a drain plug at all?

Thanks for your suggestion. I really appreciate it. I called the dealer and told them of my problem. They informed me there is no fuel tank drain. They suggested I remove the input line to the fuel filter and point the fuel line to a funnel so the fuel will discharge to a container. Then turn the start switch to the halfway position to activate the fuel pump and it should pump most of the fuel out! That sounded way too easy (and logical) but I'll give it a try.... After that I'll probably add some diesel fuel and repeat - just to make sure.

 

[Tazza]

Thanks for your suggestion. I really appreciate it. I called the dealer and told them of my problem. They informed me there is no fuel tank drain. They suggested I remove the input line to the fuel filter and point the fuel line to a funnel so the fuel will discharge to a container. Then turn the start switch to the halfway position to activate the fuel pump and it should pump most of the fuel out! That sounded way too easy (and logical) but I'll give it a try.... After that I'll probably add some diesel fuel and repeat - just to make sure.

Thats what i would have done too, good idea about adding diesel then pump that out too.

 

[skidsteer.ca]

Thats what i would have done too, good idea about adding diesel then pump that out too.

You will be fine if youdo that, the fuel delivery trucks ocasionally have to pump gas then fuel through the same hose, so long as its a small percentage of the total no harm.
Ken

 

[toomanymachines]

You should have no concern in the winter. if it was a hot summer I would try hard to get all the gas out but in the winter is is far less volatile. try to get some summer diesel into it.. the gas will thin it out a little to the level of winter diesel.. a neighbor use to work up in alaska and the yukon said that when it got down to minus 60 they would dump 5 gallons of gas into the trucks so that the diesel would thin out enough to flow.

 

[mcxmike]

You should have no concern in the winter. if it was a hot summer I would try hard to get all the gas out but in the winter is is far less volatile. try to get some summer diesel into it.. the gas will thin it out a little to the level of winter diesel.. a neighbor use to work up in alaska and the yukon said that when it got down to minus 60 they would dump 5 gallons of gas into the trucks so that the diesel would thin out enough to flow.

Roger that; I appreciate the advice. I already siphoned more gas out then used the fuel pump to pump more. Then I put some more diesel in the tank and it seems to be working fine. All is well. This is a great forum!