I’m going to drain the tank. Since it’s empty, I’ll drop it and do the H&H mod the SSJ way. I was planning on rebuilding the fuel bowl in a few weeks, I’ll do that now as well. With that out and the tank out, it’ll be easy to blow the supply and return lines out.

I’m really not too worried about any lasting damage after reading all the online stories of people adding gas to their 7.3 tanks. I’ll get after it tomorrow morning and hope it’s back together by the end of the day.

 

That is a very solid plan sir and I believe your chances of recovery are very high.

Stuff happens, how you deal with it sets you apart.

Last week the Subaru picked up a nail and got a flat right after being 1.5 hours in the mountains on a dirt road. I was grateful it didn't happen in the mountains and I had the wheel off and patched the next day.

A couple of days ago the Subaru caught a rock chip in the bottom left of the windshield and now the it is cracked all the way to the top. We are 2,800 miles from home, crap happens...

I already have plans to have it replaced and UV blocking tint installed like I did with the truck and Escape.

Finding the good in a bad situation is not easy, but is often possible. Keep us updated sir.

 

I got the job done without too much hassle. I used the fuel pump from my generator to pump the fuel out of the tank. I cut the rubber fuel line that goes from the pump to the metal supply line from the tank side and put the pump there. Pumped out about 37 gallons. I removed the fuel bowl and replaced all the O rings so that project is now completed as well. I ordered the WIX 33972 filter from NAPA-noparts. They didn't order the WIX filter, they ordered the NAPA 3972 filter instead. It looks the same even though the cross reference numbers don't match. Living out in the boonies and having this NAPA as my only source for parts, I'll use it and hope for the best for now. They didn't even have anything close to 3/8 tubing. I tried the hardware store, Wheeler Machinery, and the local Ag shop. Nobody carries metal tubing of any kind. Off to the boneyard in the back 40 to find something. I found the high pressure A/C line out of a '90's Suburban is 3/8 aluminum. It even had the 90* bend in it. Cutting the fill and vent tubes proved to be more hassle because I don't have a PVC tubing cutter. I just used a utility knife. When I finally got everything back together and towed out to the diesel pump, I put 41.5 gallons into my 38 gallon tank! There was about a quart left in the tank, so I think I can safely say I have a 42 gallon tank now. I was also surprised to see the pickup foot was in excellent shape, no cracking anywhere on it and it was still very pliable. The little check valve at the top of it was out floating around in the tank, so I still wasn't able to use the bottom 2" of fuel in the tank. It has been removed and added to the extra parts pile.

Overall, a good ending to a bad experience. Drove it to work this morning, it's running amazingly well. The silver lining to this cloud is that I probably wouldn't have made the time to do the H&H mod and rebuild the fuel bowl before our trip. Now that's one more thing I don't have to worry about. Time to get back to pre travel prep!

 

Glad it all came out good. I have the SSJ H&H in my F250.
Been there many years with no problems.

I bought a PVC otherwise my finger may have blocked the pickup tube after using utility knife

 

Just got my anti-oops device today from Rockauto.

 

I got my anti-oops device installed this morning.

 

One thing that helps is to own only diesels. I have 3 now, I don't buy gasoline at all, unless I have to fuel up the wife's car. I'm afraid I might put diesel in that though.

 

First, I am happy you are going again.
You may not be comfortable with this ,but...
I would add several gallons of this "mixed" fuel to the trucks tank (each time you refuel) until it is consumed.
(This fuel would be consumed in my truck by the end of October, probably sooner.)
I have experienced many fuels in my truck over the years. It continues to be my daily driver.
I do not just listen to others opinions of what might happen. I create conditions so I can experience it myself.
*Yes, I am one gutsy guy. Personal experience vs "hearing about it" are very different.*

 

I plan to use a gallon at a time on a full tank, but not until I get back from our summer travels. Not going to tempt fate anymore than I am now!

 

We did the exact thing to a bucket/service truck with a 7.3 years ago. One of our knuckledraggers pumped regular gas. I think it was 15 gallons or so. Called the shop mechanic and he said dump a bottle of diesel kleen in it a gallon two stroke oil and top it off with diesel. ( we had two stroke from chainsaws.) As soon as it would get any fuel used i topped it back up. Kept doing that for three weeks…..never had a issue. It didn’t run any differently with that mix. I would say it was maybe 30/35% gasoline? That truck went from So Cal to Montana. Had 490,000 miles when we sold to some sign shop outfit that needed a bucket truck.
I wasn’t sure why the two stroke but I assumed for some lubricant advantage?

 

Two stroke oil is formulated to be fuel...burns clean...does not leave soot residue in the engine.

 

yes I understand that. I used to build and owned two stroke jet skis and dirt bikes so I’m faking at with two strokes. I didn’t understand the reasoning for two stroke oil in a diesel. I just did what he said. I called him last night and asked him about it and he explained it for extra lubricant due to the gasoline in the diesel mix he wanted the additional lubricant. He said he had a few of our trucks make that mistake. On the newer diesels he said it won’t work as well as the older diesels

 

The key word here is older, as "in the past". It is about the fuel having and being a lubricant.
One of the lubricants is sulfur. In the past there was a higher percentage of sulfur. It caused acid rain.
The sulfur percentage is much lower in todays fuel. (Not as much lubrication.)

 

i just did what he said to do. I understand why he said to add two stroke oil even though I figured it was for additional lubrication to further dilute the gasoline effects. A d he said just keep
topping it off every day. All I’m saying is that if you accidentally fill some gasoline in your tank you can get away with just running it through rather than trying to tow the vehicle deal with siphoning and disposing of 40 gallons of mixed fuel. We drove that truck for 350,000 miles more and got rid of it with 450/460,000 where some outfit in Montana wanted it cause it was a 4wd and had a bucket and service bed.