Don't Put Diesel In Your Gas Engine

 Where this story starts ... The previous owners of our house left us four gas cans in the garage closet. My guess is they were not necessarily being generous with their cans, but all contained mixes that the moving company would not haul, and it is difficult to find disposal facilities.  The yellow can is clearly designated as diesel.

At dinner, we were talking about how to dispose of the products (as we have a lawn service), and Beau mentioned he had checked the diesel can and thought it might be gas.    We told Alex, if he checked it out and it was regular unleaded gas, he could put it in his car.

A couple days later, he checked it and decided it was regular gas.  He put it in his car and headed off to work.

Alex currently works at the very lovely White Oak Plantation, owned and operated by John Folse as a catering and special event facility.    Not too far from the house, just far enough for the car to really start acting up.   By the end of the night, the car would start, but not stay running for the ride back.

It was one of those darn -- guess it was diesel -- type moments.  And, to make the evening even more special, he called home for help and we'd left the cell phone in the car.   He was able to catch a ride with his boss.

The next morning, and after google research, the plan was set.    We drove out to the Plantation with a variety of 5 gallon sturdy buckets (to hold the diesel), picking up regular gas and a syphon kit along the way. According to the internet (thank you Al Gore), you syphon out the gas, and new gas, and after a lot of starts, it will start up, smoke awhile and Probably be fine.   Wrong.   The syphon hose didn't reach down to the gas level.

 As a long shot, a very unhappy Alex added the 5 gallons (of regular unleaded) gas into the car to see if he could mix it up a bit and get a start.   He even went to the back and pushed it up and down for awhile.  Nope .

Dad standing by looking quite unhappy, certainly did not help.  I'm sure he is realizing that Bank of Dad is about to pay for the tow to the shop tomorrow and a hefty auto repair bill.

Needless to say, Alex did not get to drive his car down that lovely Oak Tree lined drive on his way out of the Plantation.

But instead, was stuck in the back seat of the car with his parents.

The moral of this story ... never put diesel into your gasoline engine, or you may be stuck in the back seat of the car with your parents.

Lorrie