jonleroy2506
Registered User
Hey all,
To make a long story short, my wife accidentally put gasoline in the rear tank of my 1990 f250 7.3idi. We were moving both of the trucks and she doesn't drive standard transmissions so I was driving the Chevy and she was in the Ford.
Fortunately, I noticed it before she was done fueling, and the truck didn't get started. I switched to the front tank and filled it with diesel, and she fired right up and ran great for the 70 or so miles we had to do today. No problems.
So now I get to drop the rear tank and drain it and clean it out. No big deal but the question is, should I replace the pump in the rear tank, or will it be fine? Again, it hasn't actually pulled any gas, but it's definitely submerged in gas.
Just want to be sure I don't end up with problems if I don't replace the rear tank fuel pump.
Until then, I'll be taping the tank selector switch (which I told my wife is now the kill switch and not to touch it). And maybe find some stickers to put on the gas cap doors that say 'DIESEL FUEL ONLY'
To make a long story short, my wife accidentally put gasoline in the rear tank of my 1990 f250 7.3idi. We were moving both of the trucks and she doesn't drive standard transmissions so I was driving the Chevy and she was in the Ford.
Fortunately, I noticed it before she was done fueling, and the truck didn't get started. I switched to the front tank and filled it with diesel, and she fired right up and ran great for the 70 or so miles we had to do today. No problems.
So now I get to drop the rear tank and drain it and clean it out. No big deal but the question is, should I replace the pump in the rear tank, or will it be fine? Again, it hasn't actually pulled any gas, but it's definitely submerged in gas.
Just want to be sure I don't end up with problems if I don't replace the rear tank fuel pump.
Until then, I'll be taping the tank selector switch (which I told my wife is now the kill switch and not to touch it). And maybe find some stickers to put on the gas cap doors that say 'DIESEL FUEL ONLY'