# Can you help? Plastic cup used to funnel in gas melted; Half fell into tank **URL:** \ **Category:** Power/Fuel\ **Tags:** daytona, dodge, gas-tanks, gasoline\ **Created:** [December 12, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618 "2010-12-12T20:53:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![michaelyaziji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@michaelyaziji](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelyaziji)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/1 "2010-12-12T20:53:21Z")
Do I have to empty tank? Just run it with piston cleaner? Other? Thanks! Michael ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/2 "2010-12-12T21:01:38Z")
Look at it this way: if gas melted SOME of the plastic, it’ll melt ALL of the plastic. I don’t think you need to do anything. Plastic is a derivative of petroleum, and it’ll burn just fine once it dissolves completely. Just fill up the gas tank now so that the “plastic” on your tank is as diluted as possible with gas. ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/3 "2010-12-12T21:09:24Z")
correction: “the plastic IN your tank…” ---
**Author:** ![michaelyaziji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@michaelyaziji](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelyaziji)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/4 "2010-12-12T21:34:14Z")
Thanks. Good point about it being a petroleum product and therefore likely to burn off. I hope you’re right! 🙂 - Michael ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/5 "2010-12-13T01:31:10Z")
Let us know if it improves your gas mileage! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/6 "2010-12-13T18:51:36Z")
Next time, use an actual plastic funnel, and not a plastic Dixie cup as a funnel. BC. ---
**Author:** ![michaelyaziji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/41988e/32.png) [@michaelyaziji](https://community.cartalk.com/u/michaelyaziji)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-you-help-plastic-cup-used-to-funnel-in-gas-melted-half-fell-into-tank/58618/7 "2010-12-13T22:02:45Z")
Okay, truth be told, it wasn’t me. I was just trying to valiantly protect the identity of my girlfriend, who was actually the culprit. But I didn’t want to expose Vanda to the ridicule of others so I thought I would protect her identity. Ooops!