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Yes. And it's not a consistent one. Which hydrocarbons are called "diesel" depends on the raw source of the petroleum it is distilled from.
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Will diesel fuel and Ticl4 mix?
Yes it will - diesel is a very good solvent for TiCl4
Can you mix non ethanol gas with ethanol gas?
No, its bad for your engine Sure you can mix them as long as your vehicle has a flex fuel engine. You can also mix then in a non flex fuel engine as long as you do not mix more than 10% ethanol with plain gasoline.
What type of substance is diesel?
Please don't do that. It will blow the head right off of your engine.This is because gasoline is more explosive then diesel.For example, if you have a gallon of gas, and you explode it, the resulting explosive gas generated would be larger than if you managed to explode a gallon of diesel.So your diesel pump would dump so much gasoline into the cylinder, that when it burned, it would destroy your engine.Also, you need to realize that diesel is burned every stroke since it does not need a spark. If you would crank the diesel engine with petrol being injected, it would not combust until it dumped so much gasoline into the engine that the pressure and amount of gasoline would make it light up.With that much gasoline in a cylinder, the explosion would be epic (hence why the engine would be kind of totaled).A2It happens a lot and so far no ones engine has actually exploded.Petrol needs mixing with air in exactly the right proportions and ignited with a spark.This does not happen in a diesel engine. Diesel ignites by compression of air causing heat, which ignites oil, when sprayed in a mist, via an injector.Petrol will however remove all the lubrication from the injectors and pumps, causing damage. The engine will not run on petrol, but when replaced with the proper fuel, damage may have already occured, as the last useable mix of diesel and petrol go through the system.
Is water and gasoline a heterogeneous mixture or a homogeneous mixture?
Gasoline doesn't like to mix with water; if you mixed the two, it would be an emulsion.
What is the solubility of diesel in water?
Diesel has essentially zero solubility in water. That is the origin of the saying, "oil and water don't mix."
What percentage of gasoline to diesel would still be considered safe diesel fuel?
Zero, do not mix gasoline and diesel together unless you have a lot of money and like to fix things. For more information see the answer to the Related Questionshown below.
Do all cars run on diesel fuel?
No. Only around 1% of US cars run on diesel. Most run on gasoline (petrol) or a mix of gasoline and ethanol.
What will happen if you mix diesel and gasoline?
Mix diesel in a gasoline engine and it will stall or run very poorly depending on how much you mixed in. Mix gasoline in a diesel engine and you will have engine damage.
Will gasoline mix with diesel fuel?
Yes Gas does not burn completely in the diesel motor. The unburned gas can then backfire suddenly through your exhaust while driving. I know.
Can you mix diesel with regular gas?
In a gasoline engine, definitely not. There are times when it is not inappropriate to add small amounts of gasoline to diesel for a diesel engine.
How much gasoline can be added to a diesel auto's fuel tank without causing problems. I've heard the ratio can be as high as 70 percent diesel and 30 percent gasoline?
Incorrect on both accounts. The distillates in diesel are different than gasoline, in that they have different ignition points and cetane ratings. Because of this, adding gasoline to diesel will inhibit the ignition in the diesel engine, just as adding diesel to a gasoline engine will cause the fuel to ignite too quickly. In general, never mix the two. You can add diesel-specific additives to diesel, but gasoline is never recommended. More info: http://www.turbodieselregister.com/mixing_gasoline_and_diesel.htm
Can you put petrol in with diesel?
Most internal combustion engines are designed to burn petrol (gasoline) or diesel fuel, but not both. Unless the engine manufacturer tells you otherwise, you should not mix the two types of fuel.
If you accidentally put unleaded gasoline in a diesel engine and then drain the fuel out is there anything else that you have to do before refilling with diesel?
no... a diesel will run a lot better on gasoline than a gasoline motor will run on diesel... If you fill it with diesel fuel you should have no problems Correct. You should not have any problems after draining tank and refilling. If you started the vehicle or tried to start the vehicle it may not be a bad idea to change the fuel filter. If you ran the vehicle on the diesel - gasoline mix until it died before you realized what happened it is possible (but not likely) to have internal damage; but at this point there is nothing you can do but drain the fuel, change filter, refuel, and see what happens.
What does diesel mechanics do?
Diesel mechanics is the knowledge to design, build, and mantain, diesel engines. This type of internal combustion engine works on a thermodynamical cycle called Otto Cycle of Four Stages for Diesel, which has a different behavior of that one followed by the gasoline engines, the latter called Otto Cycle of Four Stages (for gasoline). Diesel is a fuel with higher octane than gasoline, to the point where the use of a spark to ignite the fuel/air mix turns pointless, so the spark plug is ommited and the mix is instead ignited by cylinder compression, making the mix to heat due to drastic pressure increased and volume reduced.
What do you need to do if you accidentally put diesel fuel in your gasoline car and it will not crank now?
I'm afraid you need to clean the whole system out. This is a job for a garage as they have to drain the fuel tank and clean it out. Then they have to flush the fuel lines all the way to the injectors and finally change the fuel filter(s). Diesel fuel is not the same as gasoline and works completely differently. They don't "mix". Sorry.
Will your expedition work if by mistake you ran out of gas and put a gallon of diesel then you notice and then put a gallon of regular gasoline?
Fill the tank with gasoline to dilute the diesel fuel and you should be okay. You may notice a different smell coming out the exhaust until the diesel mix is used up. It may also effect performance until the mix is used up.
How do you mix a diesel truck filled with gasoline?
If you mean how do you FIX it, then drain all the gasoline out of the tanks. Disconnect the fuel lines and blow out all gas from the lines. In other words remove all gasoline from every component on the truck.
