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petrol in a deisel tank ?

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:20 am
by dazgq1
gday im converting my wagon to a dual cab with 300 mm off chassis and have noticed the ome tank is not quite the right size to fit the custom tray and chassis i brought . :roll: the setup did come complete with a custom made tank BUT it was a deisel . can i add a breather to this tank so it can be used for petrol or is there something else needed , all other inlets/outlets are the same :)

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:36 am
by T_Diesel
Ask Bogged.

He's filled up with unleaded in his diesel before! :lol:

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 12:05 pm
by 351ciofgrunt
My GQ was a diesel when I bought it, I then converted it to a petrol engine and run petrol in the diesel tank without a problem.

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:03 pm
by was a 75
done the same with my truck. junked the 2h and put in a 350 and all ive done to the tank is add a breather. also washed the tank thoroughly with petrol quite a few times before re installing it. havin no probs so far.

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 6:08 pm
by v840
T_Diesel wrote:Ask Bogged.

He's filled up with unleaded in his diesel before! :lol:
:rofl: I don't think we heard about that one. :lol:


This coupled with the fact he drives a Barina is halerus.

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:06 pm
by Wambat
this is dumb of me but i thought diesels would of had a breather?? (although it does explain the sucking air noise when i open my tank) i hadnt really thought about it, but if i had of i woulda come to the conclusion my tanks breather may hae been blocked.

is there a reason for this?

sorry to hijack

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:16 pm
by T_Diesel
v840 wrote:
T_Diesel wrote:Ask Bogged.

He's filled up with unleaded in his diesel before! :lol:
:rofl: I don't think we heard about that one. :lol:


This coupled with the fact he drives a Barina is halerus.
He picked up the wrong pump on the way to Fraser Island and didn't realise until 20 litres later! Aparently it blew a little smoke but was all ok.

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:28 pm
by Kitika
this is dumb of me but i thought diesels would of had a breather?? (although it does explain the sucking air noise when i open my tank) i hadnt really thought about it, but if i had of i woulda come to the conclusion my tanks breather may hae been blocked.

is there a reason for this?

sorry to hijack
Most tanks do have a breather. My HZJ80 has a breather which was blocked and got vacuum happening everytime I opened the tank. Fixed it now tho as I fitted the carbon canister up to it for the petrol conversion and it vents properly now.