I stopped at a gas station with my friend today for a cup of coffee after loading hay, there were 2 truck drivers at the register talking in another language, they went outside to the pump and started pumping e85 in the tractor fuel tank, truck had New Jersey plate on it, they unhooked the trailer on a side street. Any way my question is, is it ok to put e85 in a Diesel engine? I don't know if they just saw the yellow pump handle, and thought it was diesel fuel, or if they were trying to cut the diesel? I told my buddy, we should have waited until they left to see how much they put in the truck tank! Any one know anything about using that in a Diesel engine?
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tyler33sky
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They are about to be in a world of hurt. It's like putting regular gasoline in a diesel. It just has up to 85 percent of that stupid ethenal.
fixerupper
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E85 is a death sentence for any diesel engine if enough e85 is pumped into the tank.
Janicholson
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They do make a LPG engine, That would not have a filler cap!!
I wonder how far they got? There can be dual fuel engines running on two fuels at once, but they are ship engines, not OTR. Jim
I wonder how far they got? There can be dual fuel engines running on two fuels at once, but they are ship engines, not OTR. Jim
gene bender
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15% alcohol
Russ from MN
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I think Tyler is right. E85 = up to 85% ethanol, less in the winter for starting.
"E85 is a death sentence for any diesel engine if enough e85 is pumped into the tank. "
That's total BULL EXCREMENT.
The "engine" will be fine.
Of course, the IP depends on the fuel having a certain lubricity.
If it doesn't, the IP may seize/fail/die, but the "engine" itself isn't going to suffer.
Care to dispute that, I'd be interested in reading what you can dig up.
That's total BULL EXCREMENT.
The "engine" will be fine.
Of course, the IP depends on the fuel having a certain lubricity.
If it doesn't, the IP may seize/fail/die, but the "engine" itself isn't going to suffer.
Care to dispute that, I'd be interested in reading what you can dig up.
Kent Petersen
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Bob have you ever worked on a dieselengine that had gas run thru it. It will take out the pump and inj for starters and then more as you get in to to it deeper, like pistons, cracked heads.
Russ from MN
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I tore down a JD skidder engine when I worked in the JD shop in 72, and the lands between the rings were mostly broken. The head mechanic was suspicious it had some gasoline run through it.
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