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Old 12-21-2007, 08:34 AM
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I have twice accidently filled my 03 dodge cummins with gasoline. It runs but rattles a lot and has no power if you puch the pedal down past half way.

I would not run it that way on purpose unless somebody's life depended on it.

kerosene is fine, and heating oil. In a pinch I would put in some cooking oil too. A little atf maybe or light motor oil.

When I had the tank down to about four gallons I put in a couple of quarts of motor oil hoping to drive it to the station instead of bringing fuel in by small cans but it would barely run, knocking and smoking so much I shut it off and went and brought in about ten gallons of diesel.

Tom W
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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