i accidently mixed a little kerosene with gasoline in my lawnmower(tank is about 3/4 gasoline 1/8 kerosene) is this a problem or should i run it like normal ,if it is a problem what should i do?
2006-11-24 05:06:08 · 6 answers · asked by J.D. 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
you can drain it by turning it upsidedown, but first drain the oil or it will smoke like crazy, dont forget to refill the oil :(
2006-11-24 05:11:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends upon what the other 1/8th is. Assuming that it's not water, or that your math is bad, it should smoke a bit but probably won't hurt much. It's an old trick that we used to use to de-carbon engines back in the day. It messes up catalytic converters so we don't do it any more.
2006-11-24 13:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wouldn't worry too much, the owners manual for my '49 Chev 1/2 ton talked about where to set the distributor to burn kerosene, now if it was 1/8 tank in your new car , get it out now !
2006-11-24 13:44:03 · answer #3 · answered by sterling m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to have a 1965 dodge bakkie, 6 cyl engine, i used to run it on kerosene only, a bit of a battle to start it in winter, a bit of petrol down the carburetter sorted this out, adjusted the timing a bit. this dodge bakkie ran like this for 4 years, then i sold it.
2006-11-24 13:19:37 · answer #4 · answered by STEVEN P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to run it. I think the worst that will happen is a little smoke out of the exhaust. It may not run. In that case, drain and refill with gas.
2006-11-24 13:10:13 · answer #5 · answered by InjunRAIV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace the mixes drain the tank and put fresh fuel in
2006-11-24 13:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by Servant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋