[Vwdiesel] Sometimes life sucks!

[Sandy Cameron]

At 10:37 PM 10/14/02 EDT, you wrote:

>  Then we get a phone call that my son was trying to be helpful and
>put $10 worth of unleaded in my Rabbit!

That's about 8 gallons? If there's any room in the tank for 8 gallons of
diesel or more, FILL IT UP! and drive it, It should clear up ok.
It needs at least 50% diesel to provide the cetane to ensure compression
ignition, 1 Gallon added to 8 of gas won't help. The octane additives in the
gasoline prevent compression ignition and overpower the cetane in the little
bit of diesel.

>I don't have time to drain, refill, maybe change injectors, pump.  <Sigh>
>To top it off it's been a little low on coolant and I'm just hoping it wasn't
>enough to let it get too hot through all this.

Not likely. All you have to do is get rid of the gas, either by burning it,
or sucking it out. (get the kid to suck it out, maybe he'll be more carefull
next time:-) but you need at least 50% or more diesel to keep it running
until the gas is used up.

Sandy