accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel...

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Rusty4242

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Gents, to make a long story short, I accidently put stabil for gas in 5 gallons of diesel fuel for my BX23 Kubota. Should I dump it ( in an enviromentally proper way, of course) or can I use it? Thanks, Rusty
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #2  
Should be ok how much did you put in?Small amount like a few ounces no big deal.:thumbsup:Dave
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #3  
I thought it was labelled for both. You might look on their website.

But I wouldn't worry about it in any case. I think it simply kills bacteria.
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #4  
I agree with California, should not be a problem.
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #5  
Older containers of regular Sta-bil were recommended for diesel as well as gas.

Now there is a special diesel version. I doubt it will hurt anything.

Ordinary Sta-bil is an antioxidant which prevents gas from gumming. I think the diesel type kills bacteria.
 
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Sea Foam uses the same thing for gas, diesel and ethanol I know. You should be fine.
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #7  
I used Sta-Bil for gas in my diesel without problems. The old bottles said it was good for both fuel types.
 
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Thanks for the reassurance. I put in the standard 4 oz stabil to 5 gal of fuel.
I'll go ahead and use it, maybe but it 50/50 with clean diesel. Thanks,again, Rusty
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #9  
4 oz of it to 640 oz of fuel is noting. Thats like mixing 160 to 1.

Chris
 
   / accidently put stabil for gas in the diesel... #10  
4 oz of it to 640 oz of fuel is noting. Thats like mixing 160 to 1.

Chris

ditto that.. it's such a dilution it shouldn't matter... even with straight alcohol..

soundguy
 

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