Green is the color of diesel fuel signs

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Yep, difficult but possible. This was in the 80s, no GPS then. The desert going south looks pretty much like the desert going east.

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Heh heh, how about a very high level transportation officer? Did it in Norway on a rental. It happens to the best so you have to slow down and double check the labels and pumps. I don’t know if the nozzles are different sizes in Norway or not.

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Are they literally deaf . . . ?!

I realize they’re quieter than they used to be . . . but you’d have to be deaf and/or an imbecile to not hear the difference

The driving experience is also quite different, as the diesel engine typically doesn’t rev nearly as high, at least on large commercial vehicles

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I know we have been astonished before at this happening, but I can assure you the General in charge of military transportation is neither deaf or dumb. In is defense (no pun) it was a rental and not properly labeled yet on the dash or filler tube and not sure if the pumps were in English or not.

I remember back in the early 80’s when GM had the diesels, on a regular basis the dealer would need to retrieve a new Caddy that had gas instead of diesel in it. Can’t say for sure but seemed like it was usually the “better half” that had filled the car up. Seems to me the figure $2000 sticks in my mind to drain the tank, check the injectors, and replace the pump if necessary. Pumps alone were $500.

The thing is, the smaller gas nozzle will fit in the large diesel filler tube but the large diesel nozzle will not fit in the smaller gas filler tube. Of course back then the large diesel nozzle was mainly because it usually filled larger truck tanks, not to prevent putting the wrong fuel in. My station had a separate island for diesel which I think makes the best sense.

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Labeled or not . . . anybody that isn’t deaf or dumb should be able to hear the difference

And as I said earlier, when you’re driving, you can feel a difference, versus a gasoline powered vehicle

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How often did a ‘wrong turn’ take them away from Las Vegas?

None are so deaf as those who will not hear. They’re texting or watching movies on their 'smart’phones. You’re a motorhead: you care about how an engine sounds.

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Almost made that mistake in France last year. They also had different levels of ethanol.

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