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NO, I have seen it done for awhile. (Diesel fuel is an oil.) But eventually the gas engine will stop running (if residual gas remains in the tank) due to failure to burn completely in a gas engine. Expect carbon buildup and dirty spark plugs prior to it stopping. But diesel fuel does interact with copper fuel lines so that's not good either.

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