Hi guys was wondering if damage can be done to a vehicle if gasoline with 2cycle oil was put on an empty tank? Cehicle had rum empty and now that that mixture was put it is taking long to power up. Not sure if it is normal after running out that it takes longer to turn on or ut the gas oil mixture h…

Helps to know what it is. Lawn mower, lawn tractor, chainsaw, Russian Trabant…?

Those things are notorious for starting only once or twice when they are new. Thereafter it takes a team of neighbor’s to keep pulling until it starts (maybe). No harm done running out of gas, provided the fuel tank was clean of debris. Check for spark, keep pulling and try a little spray of starte…

Its a vehicle ford pickup that ran out of gas. The gas oil mixture which was added was the mixture used for a weedeater. My question is whether the gas oil mixture damages the vehicle since it does not turn on and it was put on an empty tank

Find some way to put the correct fuel in the vehicle so that the stuff you put in will be diluted . You may not have enough for the pump to work.

so, how much of the mixture made it into the tank? If only a little, I would simply add several gallons of regular gasoline to dilute the stuff to a point where it does not matter.

Mayb bout a gallon. Tnx you ur reaponse!

Gas with two cycle oil on an empty tank

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shadowfax July 19, 2017, 3:05pm 6

The mixture isn’t going to hurt it, but running out of gas will. Gas is the pump’s lubricant and coolant, so when you run out the pump can overheat and wear prematurely.

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Gas with two cycle oil on an empty tank

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