The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) released an urgent consumer notification that Citgo fuel services from the Port of Tampa accidentally mixed Diesel Fuel into gasoline tanker trucks that offloaded product at gas pumps in Tampa, Fort Myers, Cape Coral and other areas.Β [FDACS Notice HERE]
Customers who purchased Citgo gas at the affected areas after August 26th are at risk.Β Those fuel stations pumped diesel instead of unleaded gasoline.
(AP) – […] The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said late Sunday that gasoline purchased after 10 a.m. Saturday at some Citgo-supplied stations had a strong likelihood of being contaminated with diesel fuel. Citgo identified 29 affected stationsΒ β sold at chains like 7-Eleven, BJβs Wholesale and other convenience stores β in cities including Tampa, Fort Myers, Sarasota and more.Β
(FDACS) – […] PLEASE NOTE: Under state and federal law, FDACS must rely upon CITGO to provide the list of impacted gas stations. Consumers should be aware that the company may update this list. FDACS will also update this list as necessary as of result of increased fuel testing in the impacted areas.
Contaminated gasoline and diesel have the potential of causing engine damage or affecting operability. Impacted stations have been asked to stop selling gas until the contaminated fuel is replaced and tanks are cleaned. Once the stations are cleared or have completed a corrective action plan fuel will once again be safe for purchase.
If you purchased gas from affected stations after 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, the Florida Department of Agriculture of Consumer services advises consumers that vehicles or generators may not properly function.
FDACS has opened up the consumer hotline to receive complaints from impacted consumers. If you believe you were sold contaminated gasoline, you can file a complaint by calling 1-800-HELP-FLA online atΒ www.fdacs.gov.
FDACS is coordinating with the Division of Emergency Management (FDEM). FDEM is coordinating with petroleum retailers, ports and all additional stakeholders to ensure that this disruption wonβt be widespread and that residents can have seamless access to fuel. At the direction of the Governor, FDEM has already waived size, weight, and hour restrictions to get resources into the state as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Citgo added the following information for Florida consumers:
CITGO has a contamination issue at its Tampa terminal that is affecting fuel sold at the following retail locations in the Tampa area. Please be advised that CITGO is working with the locations to remove contaminated product from these locations. In the meantime, thank you for patience and understanding as we work to return these locations to normal operations. If, however, you have purchased fuel from one of these locations on or after Aug. 26, and are concerned your vehicle may be impacted, you can initiate a claim through the CITGO Good Gas Guarantee programΒ https://www.citgo.com/contact-us. (more)
Mistake my ass…
Are you referring to the Secretary of Transportation, Backdoor Pete?
Not Pete,….. but The Big Guy, aka,… Bob Peters, RJB Ware, Mr. Demento,.. that Tyrant,… who met last week with CITGO’s ultimate owner, Tyrant Maduro of Venezuela.
Was this a “Planned Accident” to trap people in Tampa as a Cat 3 approached,… like the Maui cops blocking the only road out of La Haina during the Maua inferno, or the denial of water due to “Equity”, etc., etc., etc,… to drive their ‘Mass Deaths from Climate Change’ reelection campaign narrative to capture the Young/Dumb socialist voters???
Hmmmm,… should I be using allegorical terms here? Naah, Free Speech is still a thing in the USA, despite The Demented Tyrant.
As a FEMA contracted Disaster House Inspector a couple weeks after Katrina, I filled my tank with gasoline at a filling station in Metairie (NOLA suburb) just before the 24 mile long Causeway bridge to the North Shore to inspect homes in Abita Springs (one had 14 tall pine trees snapped in half and laying across and through the roof of the house).
A mile down the causeway, my car’s gas engine started misfiring and blowing white smoke out the tail pipe.
Limping along the Causeway to Mandeville on the North Shore, I found a Mech Shop who diagnosed my problem,… a tank of diesel, which they drained, flushed the tank/engine and sent me on my way.
Yeah, the Jobber, owned by a friend on mine, a former Tulane Baseball Coach,… well his inattentive tank truck driver dropped his load of diesel in the station’s underground Gasoline storage tank,… an expensive but understandable Mistake, that my friend paid me for,…. reconditioning my engine,… new fuel pump, filters, etc.
But about 20 stations in Tampa All contaminated with diesel as a Hurricane approached,…. No Way this was an accident,… unless it was a “Planned Accident”, as in Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste,… a chief tenet of the despicable Marxist, Alinsky Dems.
The GOP House and Meatball must investigate this Accident Now to see if “Robert L. Petters”, The Big Guy, sent a confirming “Go Code” email to his pal, fellow traveler Tyrant, Maduro!
Thanks for the explanation , DaPicayune. You have a history ,from my previous interactions with you , of of being accurate in your assessments. The 20 stations in the Tampa area being contaminated were not a coincidence.
Every distraction possible they will create to keep the normies focused anywhere but on the mounting evidence of Joe the Snifferβs lengthening list of felonies and treasonous crimes, as well as the volumes of crimes being committed regularly by the corrupt DC Federal government Mafia.
Dollars to Donuts that you won’t see Meatwad mention this “accident” except to repeat the recommended number / website to file a complaint. Once.
I like that – “Meatwad.”
Did you see the pious picture on FAUX where DeSantis is praying so hard his face is contorted by his pious wife?
This was so staged.
Trump 2024
Did the meatball spear head this “accident?”
We need President Trump back ASAP!
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESES STATION TANKS & PUMPS ARE CONTAMINATED !!!!!!!
Another DeepState destruction of small-business/mom&popShops !
I agree with you, no accident.
There are no coincidences…..now, if it comes to light that it was a Chinese immigrant who was the attendant who was filling the trucks at the depot…similar to the shooter at UNC…..well, then a new conspiracy should be discussed.
Lots of potential hostile aliens – ME, South Am, CCP start the list.
Domestic threats like DeepStaters, BLM, various ecoterrorist groups, and antifa are possible too.
Strange how that happens at crucial times.
China Joe has recieved more CCP money than his life time of federal pay.
Strange how everything he does, destroys America first and last. Almost like he was a well paid CCP agent…
Starting to sound a lot like….the Maui fires – roads blocked, no sirens, depopulation muchly? Many can’t escape FL if their fuel is contaminated and the car/truck won’t run…..
βStarting to sound likeβ¦β
Iβll add to that:
Train derailments, food processing plant explosions, fertilizer plant explosions, forest firesβ¦.
and wars and rumors of wars⦠and etc..
Not that Iβm suggesting the end of the world and the coming of Messiah. No, no, no. Messiah has come, two thousand years ago and given us His marching orders.
I am, however suggesting the end of a corrupt former Christian Republic founded on the Laws of God with Truth and Justice as some of her guiding principles, anchored by a healthy fear of the same God who is acknowledged on her coinage and paper money.
Pray without ceasing. Go boldly to the throne of grace in doing so.
Prayers with tears to our Sovereign King, are prayers recognized in the courts of Heaven. And if possible, fast when you pray. Pray for God to pour out His Spirit on all men everywhere, and give us peace.
Thank you for your comment.
second.
A new DEI-ty is a problem.
Now recycling plants. 2 in the past week that I’ve heard of.
It could be prophetic times for His second coming.
Either way, Christians will be fine.
Keep the faith and pray.
Great discussion of that here, with Catherine Austin Fitts & the inimitable Sasha Latypova.
https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/catherine-austin-fitts-explains-the
How convenient.
This is intentional.
We are all aware of the superiority of petroleum-powered ICEs in an emergency such as this. They’re trying to disrupt that narrative.
If they ruin a bunch of gasoline powered vehicles, chain saws, etc. and mess up the infrastructure in the process, well….you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs.
Build Back Better, as they say.
Funny thing about that Build Back plan being they must destroy everything else first.
All while trying to make sure there are no other options other than their staged and planned ideological dystopian Utopian Internet Cities of mass democide.
You will own nothing and be a slave.
Make sure that those pushing these ideas and ideologies LEAD BY EXAMPLE first and foremost.
But put up a long, tall black curtain around it first…
And tape papers over the windows…
And the “campaign motto” for 2024 is “Finish the job.” Who said the left doesn’t have a sense of irony?
Exactly my take as well.
EVs are useless in emergencies. They know this.
so, how better to even the score than to draw equivalency and make gas powered cars useless too.
Amazing that people cannot see this.
From reading CTH today, it sounds like people see it pretty well…
A 100 year storm in petroleum jobber screwups, or sabotage ?
Someone(s) at war with the American people, and it probably includes a lot of hostiles.
Why would you believe that it is accidental, after all we have been through, after all we have seen?
There are no coincidences…..
Absolutely!
Because chance does not exist. Everything is connected to everything else and comes forth from the source of all.
CYA from investigation.
Accident, except EVβs go what 100 miles or so and they are forcing that down our throats.
They stated their intentions now they carry them out. And believe what you want but they have been manipulating the weather for decades now.
APPOLOGIES and ALERT β¦ I made a very bad MISTAKE β¦ I searched on CITCO instead of CITGO β¦ my bad for not checking.
A Venezuelan company with deep financial roots into the US.
However, there is an interesting item in the company description, $500,000 βdonated to the inauguration of President Trump”. How long before that surfaces??
CITGO description
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citgo
However my assertion remains this was a US Government run act of Sabotage. Recall that sanctions were just lifted off the Venezuelan Government.
The US Government and Democrat Run areas have no hesitation when it comes to using human misery and damage to suit their purposes.
Correct! That is THEIR big tactical advantage! People’s lives are made to be subordinate to the CAUSE OF CHANGING THE COURSE OF HISTORY! IN ESSENCE THEY KILL TO EXALT THEMSELVES.
All of which confirms that their evil cause is born of unadulterated hate and not the oft- touted altruism or humanitarianism of their propaganda!
I would take this as an indication of the government’s vendetta against the uncooperative state of Florida, coming as it does a few days after the narrative-supporting white-on-black murders in the same state. Think MI6 launching a damaging drone strike against Russia from Estonia. Same play book and a strong statement, “Nice state you have there.”
Maui was probably a similar motive, beginning to take charge of a small, easily controlled island and sending the message to everyone on it of what can happen if they don’t comply with the ruling class.
This will go on for awhile, and the only answer is localizing resources and control. That, and courage and lots of prayers.
https://sashalatypova.substack.com/p/catherine-austin-fitts-explains-the
I floated this scenario a day ago to a fellow tuesday afternoon ping pong player-a conservative fellow who is not quite as well read (obsessive) as I- but he still thinks things are not right and too many coincidences…
I suggested the possibility that DeSantis had a “fraud vote machine” working for him during 2022 in the same way Democrats in other blue states have a “fraud vote machine” working for them. His impressive victory could have been partly a propaganda maneuver. Here’s the man to unite the losing GOPe party.
Of course I can’t imagine any intelligent decent person voting for Crist when given the option…
Still, the mess of DeSantis is needing a fix. He is not going to win the Republican nomination. His rich North of Richmond controllers see it. Clearly Trump is going to carry the nomination and everyone knows it…. soooo THE BAD GUYS NEED TO START TRASHING DESANTIS as the Trump proxy. DeSantis will be a poor MSNBC guest, but that’s his future.
This Florida gas/diesel fuel snafu cannot be a coincidence. Not with a Hurrican crossing the middle of Florida.
I think there’s a lot of bad stuff to be unearthed here….as there is in the “registering voters” in Mohegon Michigan story, as with the paddle boarding death of a gay cook in Obama’s bedroom pond, as with the Linai Hawaii horror….and so so so many other myriad of foul things.
We’re playing a game of Death against Satan and his minions.
You can’t always believe what WIKI states.
It’s very left wing.
good thing it wasn’t gas into diesel. be some blown engines around.
Donβt give them ideas.
When you got up this morning did hot water come out of the valve on the right side?
The petroleum industry works the same way for nearly 100 years! It is all but impossible to mix-up vehicle fuel products in the distribution chain because of the established mechanical and procedural safeguards similar to the example above. The tanker driver goes through a rigorous training period of several months and has to sign at least four manifests BEFORE the first delivery from that depot. The tanker drivers know exactly what they are doing and are subject to criminal prosecution if they screw up.
It is IMPOSSIBLE for this mix-up to happen at more than 1 (one) fuel retailer in ANY given region! Ask any fuel tanker driver if it is even possible to do this accidently…
Just like in Maui, they won’t let you escape the ensuing disaster. Somebody is committing murder here.
We are being sabotaged at every turn.
By our own government…
I would think it would be relatively simple to determine if it were a single truck filling all these locations incorrectly; and also to identify the driver(s). Not just anyone can drive a tanker. Invoices to the stations will provide a lot of information. I will be curious to see if anyone follows up.
Where is Governor DeSantis? Hmmmm?
As the owner of a diesel pickup, I am astonished at this news.
Diesel fuel looks and smells completely different from gasoline. How could every professional re-loading tanker trucks and pumping diesel into tanks at the various stations not be aware of this catastrophic mistake?
This is yet more proof America is now too stupid to survive.
You can’t make a country this large “idiot proof.” You have to eliminate the idiots.
“Whoever coined the term “idiot-proof” grossly underestimated the creativity and resourcefulness of IDIOTS”,…old saying.
βThe difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.β
~ Albert Einstein
This is not stupidity. This war and sabotage.
One truck driver could not do this in several days, when the effects of diesel on customers’ gasoline cars will be noticed in hours.
Notice, if it had been the other way around gasoline in diesel, diesel car engines of the 1980s could handle about 50% gasoline in diesel in cold weather.
How do I know? Because where I worked had diesel Suburbans and misfueling happened enough that we knew the answer – under 50%, just run it off. Otherwise, to a shop to drain the full tank.
I laugh at the thought.
Backdoor Pete Strikes Again!
And just like that, you don’t need LE to stop traffic from leaving the danger area.
Vegas, top of class psyop ritual murder of Americans, among many in recent years, intended to roll back the 2nd amendment.
Paradise, East Palestine, Canadian ‘Wildfires’, Lahaina, The Citgo Diesel Delivery, “Climate Crisis” ritual sacrifice of fellow humans on the alter of the True Believers.
The Department of Defense biowarfare against all of humanity.
When does this end?
Another irony; THEY are actually pushing the idea of “technocracy”; that the preferred form of Government, is unelected buerocrats, technocrats, i.e. “smart people” in a centralised Gov., in Brussels, D.C. or Switzerland, make all of the actual decisions on public policy, “free” from the vagaries and passions of Politics.
Simultaneously, pushing aside the concept of “merit” in favor of diversity.
And whether intentional or via incompetence, we see incident after incident, clearly displaying just how FLAWED the concept is, as “they” keep haveing F-up after F-up, and they simply refuse to aknowledge when they F-up, that it WAS an F-up.
The 2020 election was the most secure in history!
Afganistan withdrawal was an amazing success!
If you don’t believe it, just ASK them!
Yes, dutchman, their “technocracy” is a thinly veiled cover for those who believe they are “better than” mere ‘deplorables’: eugenicists. They walk among us.
And considering that those serving in the ME under BO report that he had them “leave” unpacked weaponry/other equipment over there, as well — their “withdrawal” (turning over of the base/region to the islamists, along with billions in technology to go with it) was indeed an “amazing success.”
We would indeed be way past peak idiocracy if anyone believed all that was just “left” in Afghanistan through “incompetence” now, wouldn’t we?
Strom Thurmond was convinced to sign the Civil Rights ACt, by Joe himself!!!
Oh, sorry Dutch, I thought we were covering all the easily proven whoppers….you were just highlighting their policy failures. ;0p
Has Powerline Blog ever banned you ? I see you on both sites and wonder.
Don’t forget every “accidental” explosion/fire at food processing facilities in the past 3 years….NONE are accidental, no investigation, no one gets arrested or goes to jail, NO accountability.
Face they want us dead especially boomers…
Too inconvenient having all of us 20th century kids with our memories of what America used to be like/could be like again around, isn’t it?
Please cut me some slack, COLiberty, how could I forget!
“Accidental” explosions and fires at food processing facilities: the tracks of operatives working for eugenicists who are attempting to create the 2nd Holodomor.
Where they cannot trap the unwilling with their bioweapon injections, they can kill others off through starvation.
Accidentally????
Accidentally – On Purpose.
Aggiegirl just put her Texas Panhandle Oceanfront property back on the market….
Timing just like Lahaina Epstein Las Vegas ..Trillions @ stake climate bullshit….Guns all so convenient….Never trust your government enemy #1
Why did this “mistake” happen only in the path of the hurricane? Oh, the Perfect Storm II
Bingo.
No coincidence.
#1.. Really hope Sundance got that roof fixed before this storm hit.
#2. No way the fuel issue is on accident, no more than eco terrorists lighting these fires is climate change.
#3. Hoping you all are doing well and riding this storm without damage. Most of all, hoping no loss of life for my brothers and their families.
Gov Ric DeSantis said to calm down and let the bad fuel burn off. Itβs the only way to be sure TM
Gov DeSantis is a lawyer. He knows nothing practical.
I saw meatball commenting on Floridaβs hurricane response this morning. I didnβt think it was possible for anyone to be this boring and monotonous during an emergency.
Oh just wait until he lands his sorry arse on MSNBC.
I think he might even fail at being the “weather” person. Perhaps he would do well as the “whether” person.
Did they add the fuel to the generator systems at electric car stations?
I hope you know better than what your comment implies.
A gallon of diesel weighs approximately 7lbs. A gallon of regular gas weighs about 6lbs. Truckers hauling fuel have to accommodate for the extra weight of diesel by transporting less diesel. It is my understanding that the difference can be up to 1,000 less gallons loaded in the tanker for diesel (8500 gal of regular vs 7500 gal of diesel.)
If the truckers thought they were delivering regular but got diesel instead, 8500 gallons of freight would weigh about 1000lbs more. Someone has the receipts for the amounts well as the corresponding weigh stations records.
Good point.
I smell litigation in the air.
Paper trails are golden.
If.
This tends to happen when your governor is AWOL.
Iβm 100% anti-DeSantis for 2024 β¦ Trump ONLY β¦ but this was intentional sabotage β¦ that was likely realized by DeSantis when the 2nd or 3rd station reported the mistake β¦ and β¦ too late β¦ mission accomplished by another American-Destroying-UniParty-Chamber-of-Commerce-moneywhore.
Ron β¦ have you figured out yet that you are being used to destroy Trump/MAGA/Florida ??!!!
Rob has no one of integrity to tell him anything that might go against the narrative. All his staff must be grifters for sure. I can’t wait for THEIR books to be published after they each one after another get thrown under the big and getting bigger bus. Run faster than your cohorts and the alligators won’t get you….
The gov being AWOL has to factor in.
There are a whole lot of valves and levers on those panels at the pipeline terminal stations. Given that millions of gallons are dispensed into tank trucks every day, it’s actually remarkable that this doesn’t happen more often. But, they caught the problem and were able to provide a list of affected stations. (Now, they can quickly dispatch crews to pump the tanks dry and refill them β a routine procedure.)
This is one of those “quiet vital industries” that probably doesn’t get enough credit for what a good job they actually do every day. (Nearly all of the time.)
Yep, while it could have been intentional, it’s likely just a mistake.
I never purchase anything from citgo or stations I know sell citgo gasoline because it is Venezuelan.
It’s not possible to be a true “accident.” Why? Because just like gas pumps diesel and petrol have different size dispensers and are typically color coded. Not to mention the signage and controls in place to ensure no cross contamination occurs.
Anyone who has dealt with putting diesel into a gas engine knows that it’s not just as easy as draining and replacing. The whole system needs to be flushed and seals/o-rings need to be changed.
Some of the Dems best friends are Venezuelans. /s
Thanks, Mike. As eager as I am to jump on the bandwagon, there might be possibilities outside of sabotage. (As for airplanes hitting multiple food suppliers, that’s another conversation.) How is the “blended” fuel handled? Is it re-refined? Hope it is not disposed of.
Really? See Pushki’s comment above.
Mike Robinson and Barry? lol.
Citgo is the outlet for dirty Venezuelan crude. Fake #BasementPresident Obama blocked our domestic production, then lifted the embargo to allow his Communist brothers to profit.
This is another form of the Police Roadblocks on Maui.
“Thanks for the Voting CheatWare, too, mi amigos!”
My Tampa son, who pays attention to everything around hurricanes, didn’t know about this until I texted him from Central FL Sunday night.
This wasn’t publicized widely enough.
DeSantis needs to pay attention to why a Venezuelan company has to be trusted to come clean on supplying dirty gas.
“Human error.”
Before a hurricane.
Venezuelan company.
Red state.
*insert suspicious cat*
Here in MN I’ve seen a lot of truck drivers who swerve on the road while texting, who clearly look like they’ve just arrived in American and don’t give a damn about what they do. Unkept, distracted, and erratic.
This is what happens when illegals can get jobs. They could care less about their jobs. Some of them are clearly under the influence of some unacceptable substance for driving safely. They just want the money.
Could this be sabotage? Yes.
But it could also be human error and/or pure carelessness.
Most errors in medicine are generated by human failure rather than malice. Although the latter is increasing.
Just imo.
Across twenty stations? All twenty drivers huffing the same woowoo gas? People pushing the accident narrative are glowing white hot today.
It’s actually 29 stations.
You are correct, my mistake.
Ok. Good point.
On purpose.
Initially I thought it was just a few, possible the same driver.
Should have read all the comments-I’ve learned a lot.
The type of warfare we need to get accustomed to.
There are no accidents.
Clarification: When it comes to this administration, There are no “accidents”.
And also a few before them….
The elites are running out of time. The frog realizes that it’s being boiled, finally. It’s now a race to finish the Job before the frog jumps out and saves itself.
Expect things to get hotter and hotter, and more and more disaster-causing and worsening ‘accidents.’
There is a picture of a frog choking the stork as the stork is trying to swallow the frog.
The caption is βNever give upβ.
Canβt seem to post the picture but you get the idea.
A terrorist attack perhaps? After all, how many did it take to put the tainted fuel in the trucks? We have enough over the border unknowns that it is/will be easy to attack up now. Let’s face it. We have no protection.
SD,
Thank you, as always for your invaluable guidance, information, and INSPIRATION!!!
Waiting it out, here in Wedgefield, (East Orlando) Florida.
Sharp Chain Saws? …. check
25 gallons of petrol?…check
Wolverine Spirit?…. CHECK!
If any of my Blessed, fellow Treepers need help, Ad Rem knows where to contact me.
Semper Fi,
Strength’N’Honor,
God Bless
skipper
Prayers all is well.
By now it passed.
We Had Wrong Fuel Type Pumped In To Several Locations Here In Northern Ohio A Year Or Two Ago.Diesel In Gasoline Storage.Good Help Hard To Get
β¦.and how is Trump to blame for this????
Not sure how but that’s never stopped Lawfare.
While Meatball was out there campaigning, the communists took over his state.
* * FUBAR * *
is what this is.
Donβt worry folks, itβs a R governed state so the FBI will jump right in to conduct a thorough and righteous investigation, and the congress-critter criminals will begin to draft strongly worded and threatening letters and ms. lindsie will put on his makeup and crotchless panties and tough-act and go on mr. tick-tockβs show to suggest that βsomeone needs to get to the bottom of this and hold people accountable.β
What a pathetic nation that tptb have turned us into without our consent.
Are there REALLY that many people, that stupid, in that supply chain, for this to happen at this scale?
I personally do not think so
This was purposely planned and executed with many eyes turning aside, allowing it to happen
That’s no accident
21 years in the industry says this “event” is not a mistake.
The problems such as what occurred at the fuel depot are downstream from the sabotage in the school system.
Accidentally bought a ICE vehicle instead of the correct rolling electric time-bonb.
This’ll teach you to pay attention to your masters.
CNN Sucks
Accident? That many cities and it’s an accident? Ok.
Shades of Ayn Rand!
This actually happened to me about 14 years ago. A tanker of diesel was delivered & mixed in with the regular unleaded underground tank at my closest gas station.
After filling up my car still ran but ran like crap. No power, misfires left and right. I wasn’t sure what happened yet but suspected bad gas. That’s when I learned you can’t just stick a hose down the filler neck and siphon it out anymore.
I overheard a coworker talking about it and how it had been discovered that diesel had mistakenly pumped into that underground tank. I went back to that gas station to complain, they gave me something like a $75 gift card that more than covered the cost of my fill-up.
Since I couldn’t siphon it out and was working long hours didn’t have time for downtime or drastic repair methods I just kept topping off each day with fresh good gas until the problem went away. I put another 100,000 miles on that car with no further serious issues.
The catalytic converter did go bad but I didn’t really care and I can’t say it was caused by that incident. Cat converters go bad all the time. YMMV.
An old mechanic told me a trick to lubricate a crusty carburetor is mix some diesel oil into your gasoline. Don’t recall if he recommended a gallon or a quart, but he said it’ll break loose sticky floats and vacuum operated secondaries.
I guess the amount of diesel mixed into the gas will determine if your car will run or not. Probably won’t cause any damage except maybe to the O2 sensors and catalytic converters.
There was a problem not too long ago, with the theft of catalytic convertors….thats an expesnive replacement.
Yes it is. Catalytic converters cost thousands of dollars to replace. They are typically warranted for 80,000 miles on a new vehicle.
Crackheads probably get $20 or $50 for stealing one due to the precious metals contained within.
If you live in a state with annual emissions testing you are required to maintain a working CARB stamped (commie clean air something something) catalytic converter on your vehicle.
A tankful of contaminated gas could accelerate the demise of your catalytic converter. I had one go bad probably 50,000 miles after a bad tankful. Might have been a contributor, couldn’t prove one way or another. But I drove the car another 50,000+ plus miles after that before getting rid of it for other reasons. YMMV.
My cat went bad years later and was well beyond the 80,000 mile warranty provided on the cat.
Realistically, looking back, that tankful probably didn’t do my cat any favors but I could have taken other actions when I discovered the mistake. Mistakes happen.
If the public is finding out about this days later, and not as a result of rows of stalled cars on the street starting Saturday, it likely was a low level of contamination.
Thank heaven it was not food-related contamination!
As Deep State plots go, contaminating the unleaded gasoline in one branded station is pretty lame.
Not if it kills conservative Florida voters…..!
Trying to figure out how 29 tanker trucks can get loaded with diesel and trucked to gas stations causing this mess.
Anyone ever work in the industry know the details of how this distribution works?
I assume 29 tanker trucks pull up to a giant tank to get loaded, or pull up to a pipeline fed by some giant tank. Somehow diesel had to get into that giant tank or pipeline before it ever got to the tankers.
Do tanker loading systems use common delivery lines for both gas and diesel? Do tanker drivers need to rely on someone knowing which lever to push or pull to deliver the right product?
I assume a tanker being loaded for diesel and a tanker being loaded with gas would either have a completely separate location to get loaded with whatever they were hauling, or at least have different fittings such that a diesel tanker could not get loaded with gas and vice versa.
Same with delivery. I assume a tanker normally loaded with gas would use hose fittings such that their hose would not physically connect to a underground tank used for diesel.
Perhaps that is the problem here. Too many people assuming what is being loaded on tankers and delivered to gas stations rather than any kind of verifying.
It reminds me though of an incident years ago in the Army in Germany. I had to go pick up the military version of the Dodge pickup truck that someone had filled with diesel. The mechanics had drained the tank and supposedly got things clean enough to get it started again. It ran enough to get to the fuel point to fill it with gas, but just barely.
On the way back to drop off the Motor Sergeant, the truck kept sputtering and dying. The battery had gotten so low the Motor Sergeant went to find another vehicle and jumper cables. I waited a few minutes and tried starting again. It backfired back through the carb and filled the cab of the truck with smoke. I opened the hood and got out and after some smoke cleared, found the backfiring was so bad it blew the valve covers off the heads.
Back to the shop it went.
Either way, I bet its the little guy, the tanker deliverer that gets the blame.
This situation begs for poke yoke
Doesn’t this happen all the time? /sarc
Does it? I bet mistakes like this are rare but they must happen
Attention corporate donors!
The current Climate Change goal is to reduce the population of the World to 500 million.
Thatβs gonna cut into your bottom line, fellas!
Might be a good idea to direct your donations to folks in Congress who think Climate change is bunk.
Once the DNC realizes their corporate donations are drying up, that might end the Current Climate Change Bunko afoot in the World.
So how many ruined engines? This is incompetence at the highest level.
They hate Florida, and are so dissapointed the hurricane was not as big as they hyped it to be.
Time to apply a tried and true tactic and make some companies feel Bud Lite pain.
It is time for accountability.
How the hell do you not notice the difference in the smell. Diesel smells completely different than unleaded gasoline. Coincidence? Me thinks not. I bet suspicious cat smells a rat.
You aren’t supposed to breathe the fumes π
You and I might sniff it but delivery drivers aren’t sticking their nose in there every time they make a routine delivery.
I dunno. I kinda feel like if this was a nefarious evil plot it wouldn’t be put out as a preemptive warning, sorry we made a mistake.