Gasoline in the radiator

Zachary Hoyt · Jun 18, 2010

This morning a fellow who was helping me poured about a gallon of gasoline into the radiator of my Farmall H. I was pretty astonished, but I guess I should have known better than to ask him to put gas in the tractor. I have drained the block and removed the lower radiator hose, flushed everything out with water. I found out about this incident before I started the tractor. I am now letting it air out and I am wondering what else I need to do before I can refill the radiator and get back to work. I'm planing to fill it with plain water for now and then drain one more time before putting antifreeze back in. Thanks very much for any help.
Zach

jal-SD · Jun 18, 2010

I'd throw a can of water pump lube in with the water, it should be good to go if you have flushed it well with water. (My $0.02 worth. jal-SD)

Billy Shafer · Jun 18, 2010

I agree with SD. Flush it with water,pump lube and you will be ok.

Allan in NE · Jun 18, 2010

Don't need to do anything.

Fill it up and go.

Allan

Zachary Hoyt · Jun 18, 2010

Thanks very much. I'll do that.
Zach

Howard H. · Jun 18, 2010

Yep - flush it and go... No harm done...

At least you weren't like a local farmer a couple of years ago with a brand new 4 wheel drive John Deere...

An idiot hired hand filled the diesel tank on it with liquid fertilizer. Then they cranked on it for half a day wondering why it wouldn't start...

It was a day or so before they realized what had happened, so it took a complete tear down to get it going again.

Howard

Mike (WA) · Jun 18, 2010

Daughter in high school called me one day, all excited- "I accidentally poured oil in the power steering- did I wreck it?" Told her it would be safe to drive home- I planned to suck out the reservoir with a turkey baster and refill.

She showed me the blue bottle (same color as NAPA power steering fluid)- sure enough, it was 10-40 oil. She pointed down and said "I put some in, but it didn't seem to help- steering is still making noise." She was pointing to the oil fill neck!

I told her about the old saying, "I thought I made a mistake once, but I was wrong."

pete 23 · Jun 18, 2010

Many a Deere with forward mounted fuel tank that got anti freeze in the fuel tank or fuel in the radiator.

fixerupper · Jun 18, 2010

Won"t hurt a thing. The only remotely possible chance for a fire is in the top of the radiator tank. Then it would take just the right mixture of fumes and air. I don"t know what would ignite it.

Since we"re into stories, my dad was at the local convenience store when a friend of his saw an older lady pouring windshield fluid into her power steering reservoir. Dad"s friend tried to help her and she got defensive and told him she knew what she was doing, so he walked away. Jim

Inno · Jun 18, 2010

It is confusing on a lot of newer vehicles. And to make matters worse, they put little symbols on which are supposed to be universally understandable instead of just writing on the cap in plain English........that of course is because these vehicles are shipped around the world these days.

Worst one I have heard of is one of the guys on our volunteer fire dept. took the initiative to fill up the tanker with diesel one day. He was pretty proud of himself until he got about a half mile from the gas station and it started smoking and chugged to a stop. He didn't realize the old tanker had a gas engine.

Mike (WA) · Jun 18, 2010

The "universal symbols" are especially maddening on office equipment- had a very clever (and very cute) secretary one time who came in and asked where the BB's were kept. Upon inquiry, she took me out to the copy machine, which was displaying an error message- a triangle made of dots. She said "See, it's telling me to make a pyramid out of BB's."

I miss that girl. . . Unlike many attractive women, you actually liked her more, after she opened her mouth. . .

John S-B · Jun 18, 2010

That's the fault of the fire chief for not properly training the firefighter. He should know the equipment before he drives it. Any more, you can look up the manual for most newer equipment online, but you have one any vehicle or equipment that someone else might use

Inno · Jun 18, 2010

(quoted from post at 14:55:03 06/18/10) That's the fault of the fire chief for not properly training the firefighter. He should know the equipment before he drives it. Any more, you can look up the manual for most newer equipment online, but you have one any vehicle or equipment that someone else might use

Oh I agree..........and I can tell just from driving something if it's gas or diesel.......but you just gotta know this guy! :lol:

Inno · Jun 18, 2010

(quoted from post at 14:23:04 06/18/10) The "universal symbols" are especially maddening on office equipment- had a very clever (and very cute) secretary one time who came in and asked where the BB's were kept. Upon inquiry, she took me out to the copy machine, which was displaying an error message- a triangle made of dots. She said "See, it's telling me to make a pyramid out of BB's."

I miss that girl. . . Unlike many attractive women, you actually liked her more, after she opened her mouth. . .

Good grief!! :lol: Sounds like she would have been fun to work with.
I work in the office equipment repair field and I've heard 'em all! We've got the "little sun" symbol, the "pyramid" or "triangle of dots" and the "little man" symbols on many of our smaller machines.

John Harmon · Jun 18, 2010

When we farmed my gas and diesel tanks were pretty close together.My wife was going to town one morning with the kids along. The 63 Pontiac needed gas so she wheeled up to one of the fuel tanks and filled it up. About 1/2 way to town it started to really run bad so when she got to town she slowly got it to the standard station we traded with and after they found out what was in it one of the guys siphoned the tank as dry as possible and filled it up with gas. She got it started ,ran it for awhile and then went on about her buisness. I found out about it when next time I was in the station for some service work on my truck.It is still a laugh about deal for us to this day,some 45 years later.JH

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Jun 18, 2010

(quoted from post at 15:05:24 06/18/10)

(quoted from post at 14:23:04 06/18/10) The "universal symbols" are especially maddening on office equipment- had a very clever (and very cute) secretary one time who came in and asked where the BB's were kept. Upon inquiry, she took me out to the copy machine, which was displaying an error message- a triangle made of dots. She said "See, it's telling me to make a pyramid out of BB's."

I miss that girl. . . Unlike many attractive women, you actually liked her more, after she opened her mouth. . .

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Good grief!! :lol: Sounds like she would have been fun to work with.
I work in the office equipment repair field and I've heard 'em all! We've got the "little sun" symbol, the "pyramid" or "triangle of dots" and the "little man" symbols on many of our smaller machines.

ounds like a clerk we had. She sent a FAX to one of the other offices telling them their FAX was out of paper.

State of Jefferson · Jun 18, 2010

Tried starting my Uncles reliable old chainsaw a number of years ago. Pulled and pulled and pulled. Nothin. I knew it had fuel in it cause I could hear it sloshin around... Wasn't till I saw the goo comin out the muffler that I realized that his... Ahem... tan, Landscaper had switched the fuel and the bar oil... And then likely just put it back into the shed when he couldn't make it start...

Ben

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